What are some good things about marriage?

7 ways marriage benefits men:

1. Married Men Have More Sex

In a comprehensive study of sexual behaviors across the globe, British researchers surveyed more than a million people in 59 countries and found that those who were married had the most sex of any group. Other data from the National Health and Social Life Survey suggest that happily wed men also feel more emotionally fulfilled by each sexual encounter.

2. Married Men Are Less Likely to Die of Cancer

For a recent long-term study published in the journal BMC Public Health, Norwegian researchers reviewed more than 440,000 cases of 13 common cancers and found that married men were less likely to die of their disease than any other population, including never-wed, divorced, and widowed patients of both sexes. Single guys, on the other hand, fared the worst of all groups: Between 2005 and 2007, they were 35% more likely to die of cancer than their coupled-up cohorts.

Researchers believe the disparity could be at least partly attributed to the emotional support men get from their spouses during and after cancer treatment. Married folks may also be more likely to get diagnosed at an earlier stage, thanks to gentle nudging from their significant others about keeping up with regular doctors’ visits.

3. Married Men Are More Likely to Survive a Heart Problem

In a recent study of 225 people who underwent coronary artery bypass, happily married men were more than 3 times as likely to be alive 15 years after the surgery than their unwed counterparts. Even not-so-happily married men fared better than bachelors: Among the former, the survival rate was 60%, compared with 36% among the latter.

One reason may be that husbands are likely to seek treatment faster than their single friends, possibly thanks to their wives’ reminders or advice. According to a recent Canadian study of 4,500 heart attack patients, 75% of married men reported to the hospital within 6 hours of experiencing symptoms, compared with about 68% of men who were single, 69% of men who were divorced, and 71% of men who were widowed.

4. Married Men Have Lower Levels of PTSD

According to the Journal of Traumatic Stress, frequent communication with a spouse may improve men’s health by preventing post-traumatic stress disorder in married active-duty military members. Researchers looked at nearly 200 male Army soldiers and found that those in satisfying marriages had lower levels of PTSD than their unmarried colleagues.

5. Married Men Live Longer

Multiple studies have shown that marriage boosts longevity. The American Journal of Epidemiology reports scientists at the U. of Louisville analyzed data on 500 million people from 90 previous studies and found that the overall risk of death was 32% lower for married men than for single men, equivalent to 8-17 extra years of life.

Other data show similar trends. In a study of almost 75,000 women and more than 61,000 men in China, those who were married lived longer than their single, divorced, or widowed counterparts regardless of other health conditions.

6. Married Men Behave Better

According to a recent study by MI State, married men are more responsible, less aggressive and antisocial, and less likely to get caught up in illegal or delinquent undertakings than their single peers. Researchers looked at 289 pairs of male twins and found that among those in which one brother married and one remained single, the coupled-up twin engaged in less antisocial behavior than his sibling. Overall, marriage reduced aggression and criminal activity by as much as 30%.

7. Married Men Drink Less

One reason that married men may behave better, have more sex, live longer, and feel healthier: they drink less. According to a European study of several countries, while husbands tended to imbibe as frequently as their single friends, they consumed significantly less on each occasion (and overall).

There is no 50% divorce rate in my family. My brother and sister have been married 54 and 52 years respectfully. My other brother was married for 40 years before he lost his wife to breast cancer. My sons have been married 15 and 23 years. My nieces and nephews have been married 18 years or longer. There is no divorce in our family just solid family values. As for the high cost of living; have you ever heard the expression two can live cheaper than one. Personnally I am so happy to have one woman to share my life. As far as weddings being expensive; just go to the courthouse and get married.

I didn't have a big and expensive wedding. But when you find someone who loves and excepts you, embraces you for who you are there is nothing more precious. I've been married for 5 years (Been with him for nearly 10 years) and its the best decision that I have ever made in my life. Someone to talk 2 and support you through the bad and good. Someone that can make you smile when you are at your lowest will bring you up. And it goes both ways you are there rock and they are yours.

When you meet the right person, you will see the good in marriage! :)

A mutual trust. I've determined that when you are not able to trust your accomplice, that you would be able to not ever develop together. I do not just imply trust that they will not cheat, either -- you must be capable to trust that they are going to always be in your corner, that they will take your feelings seriously despite the fact that they don't necessarily agree, that they will not use the matters you might have confessed to them as ammunition in a fight down the street. When you do not believe them, i do not feel which you can ever truly be happy as a couple.

Gimme a minute. I'll think of something...

Oh, and if you think a wedding is expensive, try a divorce. They cost MANY times more and leave you with decades of debt.

All you're doing is focusing on the negative, so OF COURSE you think lowly of marriage.

I get to be with the man I love and my best friend every single day, and it's wonderful. I get to laugh with him (and AT him, LOL) share things with him, and build a life with him that's OURS. Sure, we have our ups and downs, but we don't STAY focused on the downs.

Marriage can help to keep cancer related mortality at bay. This shows that emotional support and care can play a major role in patients’ treatment procedure.

Companionship

Friendship

Sex with someone you know and are used to being with

Someone you can trust when you are afraid

Someone you can share joy with when you are happy

Someone to talk to on road trips

Someone to run 5K's with or to cheer you on at the finish line

Someone to hold

Someone to love

Someone to call 911 if necessary

Someone to grocery shop with

Someone to laugh with

Someone who will reassure you that everything will be just fine.

I can't come up with anything...sorry...OH Wait!! I do have something, someone to scratch your back.

"All Knowing" should know everything.....the good and the bad.....why won't you find something to say good about it?