💍 Getting married can boost health and happiness, but it’s mainly men who feel the benefits ⬇️ Marriage is collapsing - here's why that could be good news for women
, behavioural scientist Paul Dolan of the London School of Economics analysed global data finding that women who are single and have no children are often happier than married women and live longer. He says that by middle age, the effects of marriage might take their toll on some women, and that they are more at risk of physical and mental conditions than their single counterparts.
Emily Grundy, social research professor of the University of Essex, highlights that inequality within a marriage may be a key factor in women being less satisfied than men. She explains how married women across the world earn less than men when both couples are employed, and that most divorces are initiated by women. “There’s evidence that womenOn the flipside, she highlights studies that show single women may have bigger social connections – a key marker of happiness.
The organisation, which rejects the Civitas findings that predict that marriage will become obsolete, calls on the Government to take action to “close the marriage gap” that deters marriage among socioeconomically disadvantaged people. “The real scandal here is that those from the poorest backgrounds are twice as likely to not marry as those from the richest,” says Mr Benson.
For Jessica Baum, 43, a trainee art therapist from Bristol, being married has been central to her adult life. She and her husband Sam – who have three children together – met aged 19 and married seven years later in 2007. “Sam and I are Jewish, so there was perhaps a cultural element,” she says.
“I believe in marriage as an institutional ritual,” she says. “It feels like there are boundaries, and it feels protective. In today’s world… it feels like a sanctified realm. It actually feels quite sacred.”
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