Myth #1 marriage guarantees a longer life.
That's not necessarily true.
It's not married people who live longer, but married men. The evidence shows little difference if any, for married women. With men, the key risk appears to be divorce, which can disrupt vital ties to family members and friends for years to come. In the study, married men were likely to live beyond age 70, but fewer than a third of those who were divorced reached old age. Divorce not only harms men directly but also sets in motion other unhealthy behaviors. However, again, according to the study, married women in the study lived somewhat longer than women who divorced and then remarried. But women who divorced and never remarried did just fine, in fact, they usually lived long lives and took better care of themselves. Share your thoughts...
I agree that married men may be affected more after a divorce. I think it's because most women usually take care of themselves and their family. So when they get divorced, they are still able to take good care of their own health. However, some men highly depend on their wives to take care of them. Without their wives, men take less care of themselves, leading up to a shorter life.
ReplyDeleteI think the men may not live as long when they are divorced because they are dependent on their wife, and because they get lonely. However, with women, they are less dependent on people.
ReplyDeleteThis is very beievable. Usually most men, when they are married, are more responsible about keeping themselves healthy, not only for rthe satisfaction of their wife, but for the possibility of children and grandchildren. I feel they give the husband something to live for. When they are divorced, some pick up drinking and other unhealthy habits to forget about past relationships. Women cope better with divorce, I believe, because they seek advice and help, men try to fix things themselves. This unfortunately is extremely unhealthy.
ReplyDeleteThis makes sense. I also suppose that men who never marry are probably more apt to take risks and do dangerous things, since the lack of a wife and children does not necessitate extra caution to themselves for their family's well being.
ReplyDeleteI agree because men seem to depend on their wives more for even the simplest things, which causes them to have more trouble to do daily things by themselves where women can do just fine to take care of themselves and their family.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't really say either way because I think it varies too much from person to person.
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting. I have to think that married men generally live longer because having a family encourages them to take better care of themselves.
ReplyDeleteI believe that men and women are both equally affected by a divorce. The difference is how they handle the situation. Women are obviously more emotional, but can control those emotions to continue on with their lives. Men could be just as emotional, but they are more prone to use unhealthy outlets to express their feelings, leading to a shorter life.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that married women who got a divorce and never remarried lived longer because I would think they would go through the same problems as the men do. I think divorce has to wear down anyone and shorten a life.
ReplyDeleteI think this makes sense because they will take better care of themselves. A divorced woman is probably going to want to take better care of herself to try to feel better about herself. A divorced man will probably not take sufficient care of himself because he has no one to support him. However, I do not believe this is always the case.
ReplyDeleteI can see where a married man would live longer then one who is divorced. I agree that they would take better care of themselves, especially with a wife who would remind them to. I can also understand where a woman who may be used to taking care of herself for others, would continue to do so even if she was not married.
ReplyDeleteFrom this, I'd have to say that marriage definitely encourages family members to get involved with their own. For this reason, those who are married may (on some level) have more support from family than those who are not, for the mere reason that there are more people involved.
ReplyDeleteMarriage could defiantly effect your health. If you are in a happy healthy marriage it forces you to not only stay away from smoking and drinking, but it effects your work ethics.
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