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Study: Older Women Less Happy
Single women over 34 are less satisfied with life than men.
by Sarah
What are women’s goals when it comes to love? Well, 90% of them want a happy marriage, according to a study reported by Reuters, and the other ten percent want to have anonymous sex with horses. (Just kidding.)
But seriously, almost everyone wants a fulfilling marriage - nine out of ten men and women want a successful union, says new research from the University of Cambridge in England and University of Southern California. The unfortunate thing is that after age 34 women are less likely than men to be married, and are more likely to be dissatisfied with life than men. It shouldn’t be hard for women in their late 30s to marry, but anecdotal evidence, and now an actual study, says it is.
Other tidbits: Younger women are happier than men, but at age 48 men’s satisfaction in life surpasses those of women. Men are saddest in their 20s, when they’re most likely to be single.
Although some say it’s better to be alone, and we know it’s possible to be a healthy, elderly singleton, studies have shown that married people are generally happier than unmarried. So what’s an older, un-hitched gal to do? We wish we had an answer. Until then, go for a younger guy, of course.
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1 Jane // Sep 7, 2008 at 10:55 am
Happiness is not only found via marriage as marriage is no longer the only game in town. Most people do marry at least once in their life, but without a doubt it is much harder for women as they get older (whether first time marriages or re-marriages). All these issues are explored in the new documentary film, “Single.” Check it out at singlefilm.com
2 BookMama // Aug 10, 2008 at 8:42 am
Maybe women are more likely than men to be unhappy after age 48 because they’re more likely to be widows. (Men are more likely to be dead.)
There are different reasons for being single and they get lumped together way too often. Being single because you don’t want to get married is good. Being single because the love or your life died sounds like one of the worst things that happens in life.