OK - let's admit it - Seal has got to be one freakin' HAPPY dude. Why wouldn't he be? He looks like that and has HEIDI KLUM!!!! You BASTARD!!!!!!!! Anyway....There's actually been quite a bit of studies into marriage and happiness, and longevity. Now, it's important to point out the differences here:
Longevity does NOT equal happiness by any means.
Longevity means how long you live.
Happiness means quality of life.
So what do the studies show?
The Australians have been doing studies, and the results are interesting:
Generally married men and women are both happier then their counterparts.
Men are 135% happier, women only 52%
Single men have to earn $136,000 more to be as happy as their married counterparts, and single women have to earn $122,000 more.
Married men are happier to have smarter wives, 8% per each year of education past high school. So a woman with a bachelor's degree is like to make the husband 24 to 32% happier. Converse does NOT apply to women.
There is a U shape graph for happiness. Men and women are happiest at the beginning and end of the marriage. That's right, the bit where you have kids, 1 year after marriage etc are all crappy.
Longevity wise - married men and women live longer.
It's most apparent in the 70-84 age range where the death rate for singles DOUBLE that of married people.
Here's the graph for women:
and here for men:
References:http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/321226/study_married_people_happier_than_singles.html?cat=7
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je135.htm
The Germans though are much more reserved. They're only about 0.1 points happier if they're married, based on an 11 point scoring system. Prudes!!!
Also, married couples are about 77% wealthier than their counterparts. That figure is a bit misleading since it's inferred from a loss of 77% of wealth after divorce. Hmm... don't really believe we're THAT much richer. But certainly divorces are ridiculously costly. Good reason to stay together - imagine how much happier that new toy you bought made you!
CONCLUSIONS:
Married men and women, on the surface are happier, live longer and are richer.
Women are damn picky - wha? only 52% happier?
Smarter women make men happy - women treat dumb guys and smart guys the same.
See, see - we men RESPECT women more and give CREDIT where credit is due.
U shape graph - you're still mostly less happy in the marriage, only in the beginning and the end are you any better? Wha?????? However, this probably reflects life in general, probably can't blame marriage for it.
Australians are happier then Germans.
AND the biggest conclusion of all? Seal is still one lucky bastard. See photos below of Heidi Klum in... wait for it.... BODY PAINT. Yes dear readers, she's totally nude and smokin' HOT!!!
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