The Science of Happiness about
Marriage
Most Americans still want to get married, not just because of legally
binding themselves to one another, but because of marital bliss and happiness.
According to the science of happiness, married people tend to the wealthier,
healthier, and more sexually fulfilled than unmarried people. Of course, there
are many exceptions.
Marriage can—but not should—make
you happy. What you need to do is to invest a lot of time and energy into your
marriage to make you happy by turning it into a journey of self-discovery and
personal growth. In other words, a good and happy marriage brings out the best
in each other, and thus instrumental in bringing happiness.
According to several studies, those who are wealthy and educated get
divorced much more than those who struggle financially; also, splitting happens
more frequently later in life than they once were. They are the realities of
marriage.
Remember:
A good marriage makes you healthier
and happier. Marital bliss lasts longer than the happiness of unmarried
couples.
The Science of Happiness about
Parenting
Parenting may bring you satisfaction
only if you are intentionally
starting a family. But parenting is undertaking a difficult new venture fraught
with many responsibilities, which are often very unpredictable. In addition,
you are also forfeiting a lot of things that made you happy in the past.
Economist Andrew Oswald once said: “It’s
not that children make you less happy; it’s just that children don’t make
you more happy.”
But, according to a team of
Californian psychologists, “overall, parents report happier, more satisfied,
and thinking more about the meaning in life than non-parents do.”
Given that children create more work
for those who love them, young parents, single parents, and moms may not find
happiness in bringing up their children.
Remember:
If you are thinking of having kids to make you happier,
think again! A parent’s first job is not to raise kids, but to enjoy them.
Human happiness has much to do with human wisdom. The Happiness Wisdom provides you with the wisdom to create your own happiness recipe.
Stephen Lau
Stephen Lau
Copyright© 2018 by Stephen Lau
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