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(HealthDay News) -- Single life has its charms and freedoms, but adults who never marry may not live as long as their wedded peers, new research suggests.
Being "alone" is physically designed to be painful so as to give motivation for finding a mate.
Originally posted by nerbot
Being "alone" is physically designed to be painful so as to give motivation for finding a mate.
Err, No! Maybe mentally or emotionally, but not physically I think.
Anyway, everyone is individual and this research can't be too clever, there are so many factors to take into consideration.
I have been single for some years now, and have never been happier!
For an honest insight into "the single life", check out my thread about celibacy here. I think you'll find it interesting and there are all sorts of views and opinions.
Hi to all you single folks out there
[edit on 15/6/2007 by nerbot]
Still, the UCLA researchers, who published the study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, said the findings can't prove cause and effect.
www.livescience.com...
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Still, the UCLA researchers, who published the study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, said the findings can't prove cause and effect.
www.livescience.com...
The article could have included data on what exactly killled the single men. Was it just bad health or was it other factors.
One might also ask if the people who were never married considered themselves happy or unhappy and used a personality profile to substantiate their self-assessment.
At 57, I'm in very good health, despite still being a little overweight, having abused alcohol for a very long time and smoked cigarettes for even longer. It might be noted that yesterday, I walked a nine-hole golf course carrying my clubs.
The bottom line is this, as far as I'm concerned. I don't care if married people live longer or not. Whatever life I have left, I want to live it in peace. For me, being single is the best way to make sure that happens.