| A study in England of thousands of women and | | | | Being married has always been associated with |
| men found that people who went through the | | | | greater mental and physical health. Bachelors |
| good and bad times with the original mate and | | | | don't live, as long, at least that's what the |
| stayed together were much happier mentally. | | | | myth indicates. In the past studies have |
| | | | shown married men live a longer life with |
| It was also found that men who played the | | | | greater psychological happiness. |
| field got over the relationships when they | | | | |
| ended much quicker then women did. | | | | There was an English study for 10 years |
| | | | ending in the millennium of 10,000 adults. |
| Women who stay single who once had a great | | | | Both men and women were interviewed and asked |
| love that did not work out tended to be | | | | a series of questions about being depressed |
| mentally stable. | | | | or anxious. |
| | | | |
| The fact that women who live with a man | | | | Long-lasting relationships that have |
| without benefit of marriage are not as happy | | | | weathered the storm provided excellent mental |
| as the men is because there is no financial | | | | health. |
| protection for them when the relationship | | | | |
| ends. Security is everything to women and | | | | People that had failed relationships and were |
| marriage represents stability and although | | | | now alone had combinations of grief and anger |
| the relationship can end they will have some | | | | and were often depressed. Both men and women |
| rights. This explains why women who are | | | | had poor mental health after this experience. |
| married are more mentally stable then if they | | | | But for those who could move on to new |
| simply lived together. | | | | relationships, much of the damage was |
| | | | somewhat reversed. Although women seemed to |
| Women have children and need a stable | | | | have a harder time of letting go than men |
| lifestyle and a strong desire to protect | | | | did. |
| themselves and their kids. So marriage is | | | | |
| very important financially and also there is | | | | Women's mental health progressively |
| the question of respect that everyone needs. | | | | deteriorated with the more break-ups they |
| If a women has her own career and here own | | | | experienced. |
| money these thing may be less important. | | | | |
| | | | For men that had several different |
| From a man's point of view and if he's over | | | | experiences it seemed the opposite was true. |
| 25 security is not very important. But most | | | | Men who had more then one relationship and |
| men don't want to be squeezed into a | | | | moved on seemed to be in excellent mental |
| relationship by the women he loves. He want's | | | | health. Those men that had only one |
| it to be his idea. The trick for a woman is | | | | relationship and not moved on were not as |
| to make him believe it is His Idea. | | | | mentally stable. |
| | | | |