How Good is Marriage for Your Mental Health?

by Gretchen956 41 Replies latest members private

  • Robdar
    Robdar

    *kicks self in the ass for being a dirty ol' husband*
    Don't get your feathers ruffled, dear.
  • gumby
    gumby

    Gumby

  • Mac
    Mac
    Do we have a joy stick somewhere I was unaware of...because I think I might be a quart low.

    Typical joystick envy.......that will cut two years off yer lifespan right off the bat!!

    mac

  • gumby
    gumby

    Quit bein filthy again Mac!

    Gumby

  • Mac
    Mac

    I wasn't being filthy again...I've never ceased from being filthy and this is just a continuum, ya bastard!

    mac

  • StinkyPantz
    StinkyPantz

    As usual I agree with what everything jwbot said.

  • frenchbabyface
    frenchbabyface
    How Good is Marriage for Your Mental Health?

    I don't know it looks like jail to me (and just because of this **** paper - and the absolute common life) it's the door to taking the other one for granted or forget about yourself (with an insurrance whish is not really reliable).

    So it all depends on who is involved in a relationship (there mentality and there level of love for the other one) and loving too much doesn't mean being able to make the other one happy also (it can kill - lead to weird jealousy and mean behaviours and troubles even after the common life or marriage).

    It's a relationship matter, like any kind of ... (nothing easy)

  • Sirona
    Sirona

    Interesting data!

    I'd say that men do get more actual benefits, but overall I think that things are changing for women. The study has been done on a different generation from mine, for instance, so maybe the results would show both partners getting equal benefits (or even the woman being best-off) if they studied the people who are marrying in their 20s and 30s now.

    I am happy, but then I've only been married for about 8 weeks!

    French: I don't think that marriage inevitably leads to forgetting about oneself. I think that that depends upon the person. If you have respect in a marriage and pride in yourself, then you'll always be in a position to have your own dreams and live them, with the support of your partner. That is one of the strongest things about my marriage, I believe; I can pursue any dream and get support from my husband and likewise so can he (as long as the overall goal isn't going to affect us as a couple / family in a bad way) (oh and as long as he does what I say LOL just kidding.)

    Sirona

  • xenawarrior
    xenawarrior

    It's a piece of paper that is no longer necessary in my life. And long after that is totally realized and enjoyed and championed in a relationship I'd probably do the ceremonial and the family bonding party part -"just cuz it would be an awesome party"

    XW of the "it's all in the heart" class

  • frenchbabyface
    frenchbabyface
    Sirona : French: I don't think that marriage inevitably leads to forgetting about oneself. I think that that depends upon the person.

    I agree that is what I've said :

    it all depends on who is involved in a relationship

    it looks like jail to me

    Sirona : If you have respect in a marriage and pride in yourself, then you'll always be in a position to have your own dreams and live them, with the support of your partner

    Well that is the partner I'm looking for (till then : no way but how/when do you know for real ?) ... and the paper won't help - it is just a written statement and agreement in time in between 2 people, it does not give any garanty about love (its base) Also people are changing for reasons maybe not even related to their mate ... there is no controle over that ... and there should not be any controle over that (I mean you can built but not without material) ... cause when love is not there anymore it is just not there anymore. But then people can still stay friend (again it depends on who is involved in the relationship)

    Congrat's again BTW Sirona.

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