It makes sense in a way, because it is saying that those who are in an environment with support and care, or mabe just knowing that they have that other person they can rely on or share duties with then they most likely feel more secure in themselves and their environment. I dont know how some of these morons got onto the subject of religion. Criticising religion is on equal parr with racism. Celebrate differences. Relgion has been around for thousands of years and has worked more many groups of people. There will always be coflict, whether it is religion or something else, ideas will always clash unfortunately. It is called individuality, and sometimes it gets mixed up with superiority. But obviously marriage isnt for all, but it is saying that it is SOMETHING that stops depression. It is not saying its the be all and end all! Come on people stop taking everything at face value. Open ya minds a bit ay

I cured a serious, long term case of depression by separating (after 22 yrs of unhappy marriage)! Marriage may be all good for women, but as the current MAN DROUGHT (google it!) shows, men are avoiding marriage like a plague. I believe some reasons are:- 1 All the expectations are on the man, female violence and abuse is ignored and condoned, 2 Men generally lose their children when a marriage ends. 3 We now have a generation which has seen how this devastation affected their parents marriage. I have discovered that there are good women, I have been with one for 8 years, but I do not expect my sons to marry or have children.

#22 Morality does have to come from an imaginary spaghetti monster. Living in harmony with each is an idea which is pretty much universal which is required for the survival of our species. Many of the problems in todays society is due to poor parenting in education and instilling values and empathy Which also do not require the existence of a deity. To know that there is nothing after death means that you should cherish life and live each day as if your last. Perhaps if we all live like this there would be peace in the middle east?

What this article doesn't say is that most people who get married are people who WANT to get married, thereby fulfilling an emotional need or desire by doing so. It is generally the case that when an emotional need is met, then people are happier. Duh! If someone never wants to be married then getting married would be the worst thing they could do! What this study tells us is that some people have a need to get married, and when that need is met, most of them are happier. What is the point of this study?! It's like saying "Some people like icecream. When they eat icecream, their wellbeing increases." What would have been more interesting is to study people in longterm healthy relationships compared with people in equally longterm but unhealthy relationships, using certain criteria to measure whether the relationship is healthy or not.

We are all masters of our own destiny, but how we steer our own course in life is very much our choice.Time has been a teacher for me I am full of new spiritual values, inner harmony and balance my outlook on life has changed , before you give love to someone else you need to love yourself first. Youth, no matter how hard you try to maintain it eventually fades, and you enter the maturity of middle age. The important thing is to be truthful to yourself , many people stay in marriages for the wrong reasons, publicity, fear to be alone or financial dependancy or they are completely controlled by their partner. If you stay with someone cause you love them and you can see yourself getting older with that person then they are the right one for you. Follow your head in business but always follow your heart in love. Always be truth to yourself !!

# 1 & #9. Yeah, let's get rid of the "stench of religion" as soon as we can. Wouldn't want people believing they were created in the image of a loving God, that there was hope for the future, that good will be rewarded and evil defeated, that they shouldn't lie, steal or hate. Better to replace such fairy tales with the idea that we are the result of random mutations in an endless fight for "survival of the fittest", that there is no ultimate justice, that Hitler and Stalin and Pol Pot got away with it, and that when we die we rot. Don't worry, New Zealand is rapidly abandoning its Christian traditions and replacing its narrow minded, ignorant bigotry with the peace, love and tolerance of secular humanism. That's why we see the plummeting crime rate, the close sense of community, and the stable, loving relationships producing well-rounded, respectful children that are so prevalent in our society today.

That's all very well, but you just can't go out and buy a wife! (Not in this country anyway). Marriage is only for the pretty people or the rich.

if marriage is good for you - why is everyone getting divorced

Arthur #1 that's sooo blinkered. I'm married and we're both atheists. We just adore each other and were very happy to commit to that. Heathens get married too you know. We were partnered before we got married, and we prefer being married - go figure Arthur!

I totall agree i've been seperated for two years and have spiralled into depression. I'm in a new relationship now and just crave the stability of a long term relationship and marriage.