Just in time to celebrate National Marriage Week, Patrick Fagan of Family Research Council offers “162 Reasons to Marry.” National Marriage week began on Feb. 7 and ends, predictably, on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14). Fagan’s report gives a run-down of some of the more commonly known advantages of marriage, but it mentions a few that you’ve probably never heard before. Take a look at some of them; they’re listed below.
The report is well-documented and broken out by categories such as: physical and mental health, parenting, sexual satisfaction, poverty, longevity, financial benefits, etc. It is compact and easy to read. You’ll want to keep this as a list for future reference. Become an ambassador for marriage!
- The longer a person’s marriage, the lower is their mortality risk.
- Married persons’ responses to cancer treatment are better and are comparable to those of people 10 years younger.
- Married men and women report the most sexual pleasure and fulfillment.
- Men’s productivity increases by 27 percent as a result of marrying.
- Men raised in married families have more open, affectionate, and cooperative relationships with the women to whom they are attracted than do those from divorced families.
- The marriage premium produces an annual income increase of approximately .9 percent.
- Five percent of children from married families receive public assistance, compared to 25 percent of children from cohabiting families.