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Married men live longer then single guys

#7
Yeah I always ignore these kind of things.

I only have to look at my uncle and aunt. 36 years married, stangely enough never been happy. They have 3 kids, live in a big house but they fight each and every single day. No idea why they are still together (well.. from my uncle I know he said it was cause of a financial problem, worst excuse ever), but they don't share any happiness at all..

So what does being married add in this case?
 
#12
Mr_Music90 said:
Yeah I always ignore these kind of things.

I only have to look at my uncle and aunt. 36 years married, stangely enough never been happy. They have 3 kids, live in a big house but they fight each and every single day. No idea why they are still together (well.. from my uncle I know he said it was cause of a financial problem, worst excuse ever), but they don't share any happiness at all..

So what does being married add in this case?
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My in-laws were the same way. Married for almost 60 years, were constantly at each other's throats until my Father-in-law died a couple of years ago. Basically they took their vows of "until death do we part" pretty seriously, because by rights they should have divorced years ago. Sixty years of being in an unhappy marriage? Nowadays we wouldn't tolerate it!
 
#15
As a single male, I tend to partake in more dangerous activities like skydiving, scuba diving, and riding a motorcycle. I'm trying to get it out of the system before I meet a girl who has the implied right to veto these decisions.
 
#16
I've heard people say this for years, and though I do not know whether or not it is true, it makes perfect sense. At least if you look at the extremes of the loneliness of being single and the happiness of being married.

I've heard a lot of stories about elderly people dying, and their spouses dying very shortly afterward, too. That's a bit far-fetched to me, however.
 
#18
line6man said:
I've heard people say this for years, and though I do not know whether or not it is true, it makes perfect sense. At least if you look at the extremes of the loneliness of being single and the happiness of being married.

I've heard a lot of stories about elderly people dying, and their spouses dying very shortly afterward, too. That's a bit far-fetched to me, however.
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My grandpa was at D day and fought in WWII for a few years. After that he lived on the coast and would walk the beach 5-10 miles a day , never smoked and stayed in good physical shape. Seven years ago his wife of 60 years and my grandma died of cancer. He gave up after that, stopped doing anything and had to go to a home. He just sat there watching tv and pissing his pants and died within a year. Had she not died i think he would have lived longer.

I also perfer to be in a relationship, been single 6 months and I dont perfer it.
 

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