Why Men Benefit from Marriage More Than Women
Men are happier and healthier than women in marriage (according to research)
Hey, don’t come for me. LOL! I’m just the messenger. You may or may not agree that men are more well-off being married across the board than women are. But, according to quite a few research studies, men get way more benefits from being married than women do.
What the research shows
Some pretty convincing evidence validates the claim that men draw the long end of the stick in marriage compared to women.
The research shows that marriage is more beneficial to men in terms of health, emotional support, household labor, less stress, financial stability, and society’s expectations.
Marriage seems to come with more perks for men than women. This includes men even living longer and dealing with fewer health issues because their wives are constantly nudging them toward healthier habits.
But for women, it’s different. They already tend to take better care of themselves, married or not, so they’re not seeing the same health boost from marriage.
Then there’s the emotional side. Men mostly rely on their wives for emotional support rather than other men or family members. But, women…
