Facts About Marital Benefits

Getting married isn’t all about living together with the man or woman of your dreams and having kids. Marriage is also proven to be beneficial to the emotional, physical and mental health of a person. Let me share some facts on the benefits that one can get from a healthy marriage.

• Between the ages of 35 and 39, a married man is only half as likely to die as his divorced counterpart.
• Widowed and divorced people are more likely to consult their doctor, especially for mental disorders.
• Married people are likely to survive heart disease and cancer than divorced people.
• Aged 25 to 44, a married man is only a third as likely to commit suicide as a single, divorced, or separated man.
• Unmarried people, smoke and drink more than married ones. Single women are most likely of all to drink excessively.

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