Getting married increases your wellbeing, says study

Getting married increases your wellbeing, says study

Getting married increases your chance of living a long and healthy life, according to a survey.

The chance of premature death is reduced by 15 per cent in those who marry, a review of European countries has revealed.

According to John Gallacher, a Cardiff University academic who reviewed the European studies, married people are more likely to take care of each other, eat healthily, and enjoy better friendships.

According to the Daily Mail, he said that commitment provides a supportive relationship which can improve wellbeing.

"Marriage and other forms of partnership can be placed along a sliding scale of commitment, with greater commitment conferring greater benefit.

"That marriage generally indicates a deeper commitment might explain why marriage is associated with better mental health outcomes than cohabiting.

"Cohabiting relationships tend to be less enduring."

The study also showed that the longer the relationship is, the better a person's mental health will be.

According to Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures, the number of married couples in the UK in 2008 was the lowest number since first calculated in 1862, as many more people chose to stay unmarried.

Posted by John Woodbury