Studies Show Marriage Brings More Long-Term Happiness Than Cohabitation
It turns out that marriage has a distinct benefit that the hookup culture and cohabitation frequently lack. That benefit is happiness.
Citing research from the Journal of Happiness Studies, Susan Pinker writes at The Wall Street Journal that happiness in adults correlates directly with marriage. According to these studies, the effects of marriage on happiness aren’t a one-time thing either. As Pinker’s headlines says, “For long-term happiness, the wedded win the race.”
Albert Mohler, in his discussion of the WSJ article and the research, notes that these effects are “measured over a lifetime.” The studies show that married couples are especially happy in the early years of their marriage. And, although happiness for married couples seems to wane during the middle of the marriage, when kids and careers cause stress, the happiness levels go back up for older adults who have made it out of the...
