Marriage brings happiness

The single women wanting to get married are right in their aspiration. Many pretend they do not care: "I can make it alone too!" Living in a marriage is a responsibility, and not every woman who went through divorce would easily marry for the second or third time. With men, it is even worse - many simply avoid marriage and any long-term relationships.

This issue is especially important for thousands of single and divorced women who came looking for happiness abroad. The world is in a marriage crisis - everybody wants to live only for themselves and not for anyone else, including a possible partner. However, research shows that living in a marriage is healthier and happier than a single existence.

Australian scientists claim that it concerns both women and men. Psychologist David de Vaus from the University of Melbourne maintains that his research overthrows the point of view towards marriage that became popular in the 70s. Since then, many thought that marriage only contributes to female stress and as a result provokes women to make hasty decisions, driving them virtually crazy. Dr. de Vaus asserts that married men and women are in a similar state of stress - in fact, one out of eight people goes to a doctor. However, the rates among singles are much higher - one person out of four is very stressed.

The research on the state of mind of Australian people, which was used by Dr. de Vaus in his work, was carried out in 1996 (10 641 people were questioned). According to the data obtained, married women with children stand a much smaller chance of experiencing mental disorder than single women. The Australian scientist says that his research also took into consideration the fact that many cases of mental disorders among men are caused by alcohol and drug abuse. He implies that the polls of the 70s did not take it into account, which is why all of them were slightly "tilted towards" women.

The data presented by David de Vaus confirm the conclusions made by recent research in the USA. They were the same: married people are more satisfied with their lives. Now the scientists are trying to find out: were the results of the research carried out in the 70s wrong from the very beginning, or it the women who generally became happier since then?

A psychologist from Glasgow Alex Gardner claims that the change in the role women play in society that took place over the last 30 years resulted in their feeling more contented and less suppressed by life. "The morals changed, there are now more opportunities to find another partner - outside of marriage", Gardner says. The traditional female role of a housekeeper is no more the only possible alternative. Nowadays women have almost the same opportunities as men. And there are yet more changes to come.

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