Marriage and Health: Must We Choose Between Love and Health?

Studies in the past have linked the bond of marriage to the health and wellness of individuals, but today things aren’t that simple.  With a divorce rate in the US of about 60%, studies are showing that people who have never been married are in general happier and healthier than those who have been through divorce.

A recent New York Times article goes into details of studies present and past and discusses the “marriage advantage.”  Is marriage an advantage any more?  For about less than half of the US population I guess it is, but is walking down the aisle and getting the ring worth the health and emotional risks that may go along with it later on?

No one wants to think their marriage may end, but these days, it seems that fairy tales are very few and far between.  Does the question become for love or health?  Hopefully not.