I know I am, and try to make sure my wife is also. I have read men do much better in a marriage than women and live longer.

There is no pat answer to that question. It depends on the personality of the person(s) and on the quality of the specific marriage.

Some are and some aren't.

Happiness is nto a destination to be reached, but rather a manner of traveling. (I tried to do a quiock look up to see who originaly said this, but we'll hae to say it is anonymous)

Probably depends on the state of their marriage.

Brian Cox: Eric, are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Eric Idle: I'm married.

I'm not married and I'm happy.

According to a study by data analyst Mintel, 61 per cent of single women are happy being single, versus 49 per cent of single men.

The survey also found that 75 per cent of single women have not actively looked for a relationship in the last year, compared to 65 per cent of single men.

And the proposed reason for this is that for women, being in a heterosexual relationship is actually a lot of hard work, and generally requires more effort and labour than for men.

“There’s evidence that women spend longer on domestic tasks than men and I think they also do more emotional work - so they still do more housework and cooking and things as well as more emotional labour,” Professor Emily Grundy, of the University of Essex

[independent.co.uk]

Maybe, maybe not.

Yes and no

Therapists say so yes happuer peiple married. In my marriage..no..lol.

They tend to live longer does that mean anything?

HahahahahahahHahahaha

Check the post of the married without intimacy for 6 years and get back to us.

You can be alone and unhappy or alone and happy. You can be married and unhappy or you can be married and happy. If you marry someone who turns out to be unhappy most of the time you have a choice as to whether or not to remain in that marriage.

I do not think that anyone can make another person person happy but he or she sure can make another person unhappy.

Only for legal reasons. albatross stay with each other for a really long life and don't need someone they pay to tell them they can be together.

For a while absolutely yes. Now, "for a while" mean different span of time for different couples. It can go for about a day for some, to a life time for very very few lucky ones....

Not in my case.

Statisticaly it depends on gender. Married men live longer but married women less

We should all just live with whomever we want and go seek mate's when it suits us. lol

Certainly not necessarily.

Yeah I think I was happier when I was married. It was the whole trip family a life work etc... I felt more connected. Of course it wasn't always a walk in the park. Probably was the age difference. I grew up in the sixties and things just seemed better !

Overall I'm in a much better place being single. Stress levels are lower. Finances are better. Freedom to come and go as I please is liberating.
There are times it would be nice to have someone around but it is not worth the hassles, BS, and sacrifices to be married.

Depend on both parties if you are happy with each other than you are happy
Married is a just a legal term
Both parties need to be happy

In a good marriage, yes. Otherwise, no.

I can't answer that. I can only speak for myself and say, I'm happier and more stressed at the same time since getting divorced.