Being happy and staying it is a goal for many people. And here is what, according to the researchers, contributes to reaching it.
No one can deny it: finding happiness and being happy throughout your life is everyone’s dream. Even if it is obviously impossible to be completely happy all the time, there are things that limit negative emotions. According to experts interviewed by by National Geographicthere is a simple way of contributing to happiness, in the long term. People who pass this CAP would be healthier, and not only physical, since it would also play on their mental health. Thus, getting married, even elderly would allow you to age happier.
It is notably thanks to the gestures and words of love: to take yourself in your arms, to say sweet words, to look tenderly … all this contributes to the release of hormones of well-being, like dopamine and oxytocin. And it creates “A feeling of proximity and well-being”indicates the Authorized therapist Brooke Sprowl. Linda Waite, sociology professor at the University of Chicago (United States) and author of a study on the subject, indicates that married people “are more likely to have an active sex life than people who have no partner”. However, this leads in particular to “Less stress”.
As for Brian Willoubhy, researcher and professor in marital psychology, he indicates that we observe less cases of depression in those who have a husband or a wife and that, if they suffer from this pathology, the outcome is generally better. Finally, from 60 years old, when the risk of double social insulation compared to young adults, having a partner limits loneliness. Does this mean that it is absolutely necessary to get married? Well no, if the partners who have not married live together and share the same responsibilities as married couples, they also benefit from these benefits.
However, the experts interviewed want to emphasize that, in all cases, to obtain these advantageous effects, the relationship must be of quality and healthy. Rosie Shrout, researcher in a marital life and psychologist, indicates that stress levels are more important in conflicting relationships, where communication is aggressive or passive-aggressive. The neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo adds: “Our brain is programmed for social connection, and it is the quality of these connections that deeply influences our mental and physical health. Without a deep emotional connection, the protective benefits of marriage may not materialize completely”.
