10 Surprising benefits to being married

  • 5 years ago
10 Surprising benefits to being married
While anyone who is married could tell you it isn't all steak dinners and roses, marriage has gotten a surprisingly bad rap lately. The rate of marriage is at its lowest in 150 years for a number of reasons, but there are still many advantages to tying the knot. If you're thinking about making the walk down the aisle (or into city hall), you may be interested to learn about these surprising benefits to being married.
1. Married people have lower stress
2. Married couples are less likely to be depressed
3. People with a spouse are less likely to engage in risky behavior
4. They are more likely to survive cancer
5. Married folks get better sleep
6. Married people live longer
7. It makes you richer
8. There are better tax benefits
9. There are health insurance benefits
10. They have better outcomes after major surgery

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