In a world where staying married is quickly becoming less and less fashionable, many couples are often asking themselves whether there are any good reasons for them to stay married despite the numerous challenges that modern marriages face. With the rising cases of divorce, it is quite clear that couples have not found reasons to stay married or that the reasons they have found are simply not good enough for them. If you happen to be in a situation where you are wondering whether there is any reason good enough to stay married, here are a few of the many great reasons for you to get and stay married throughout your adult life.
1. Marriage is good for your physical and mental health
As social animals, human beings thrive through socialization. Family happens to be the foundation upon which all our socialization is built upon and is therefore a critical element to our emotional, physical and psychological growth and health. Through personal experience and observation most people will attest to the fact that even the most basic functions such as eating are more enjoyable and better when done in the company of others who we relate to. Going with this most basic example, we can already see marriage having an impact on physical health since married people will share their meals with their spouses and children on a regular basis.
Satisfying our need for socialization by staying married also protects us from mental and psychological problems that often stem from loneliness. Stress, depression, alcoholism, drug abuse and many other similar problems affect single people more than they affect those who are married. Being in a healthy and loving relationship delivers the best form of socialization which in turn insulates the couple from physical and mental health issues. The encouragement, motivation, support, balance, hope and joy that result from marriage will ensure that you enjoy better physical and mental health as compared to single people.
2. Marriage improves your social station
Everywhere in the world, marriage is a social affair. It may vary in the scope to which society gets involved in it depending on your geographical location but it remains to be a social affair that comes with many social benefits that improve your station in whichever society you live in. Married people tend to have an easier time socializing with those around them which is an excellent avenue for opportunities to make money, position yourself for elective office, mobilize others for a cause, do religious work and anything else that requires social engagement. Your status as a married person will often award you a little trust and respect which you can use build on so as to further your personal, social, political, religious and business agendas.
3. Marriage is good for your finances
While money is one of the top three reasons for divorce, it is also one of the top three benefits on getting and staying married. The financial position of most people significantly improves after marriage. In many cases, this is not due to the fact that marriage thrusts them into higher income earning but rather as a result of being more financial prudent once they are married. Marriage also brings with it the advantage of having increased financial and mental resources that will go a long way in improving your opportunities for better incomes. Couples who choose consolidate their wealth building efforts have been seen to achieve solid financial security much faster than those who opt to pursue wealth creation as individuals. Married people also have an easier time accessing credit and acquiring business partners and financiers which contributes to their accelerated financial development.
There are more reasons to stay married than there are for you to get married!
4. Marriage stabilizes communities and contributes to higher standards of living
Communities that have lower divorce rates also enjoy lower crime rates. There is a direct correlation between the levels of divorce and crime as well as child delinquency levels in any given community. Different studies have shown that the percentage increase or decrease in family break down within a give community is almost proportional to the increase or decrease in crime rate within the same community or area. Communities that have lower divorce rates and where family strife is at lower levels tend to enjoy significantly lower crime levels. For adults and children who are in homes that enjoy happy marriages, the reduced crime rate is attributed to the security and wellbeing that emanates from having a stable home and healthy relationships.
Communities that have lower crime rates will in turn automatically attract more external investors while also providing many great opportunities for those within them to grow in whichever way they desire. Such a community will have more people pursuing education to much higher levels, realize greater economic success along with growth in many other areas which all contribute to higher standards of living.
5. Marriage develops your skills and ability in many different areas
Once you get married, there are a million and one hats you shall be expected to wear. You immediately become a spouse and much more while other roles such as parenting come upon you over time. The transition from a single person whose only concern was their own to the spouse/parent/adviser/confidant/coach/teacher/priest/handyman/medic/manyother things you will become requires a lot of learning and adjustment. This learning and adjustments you have to go through actually end up having a bearing on many other important areas of your life. Married people have no choice but to ensure that they practice greater financial discipline, better communication, exercise patience, hone their leadership, open their minds to learning new things and much more. All of these undertakings will not only have a positive bearing on their family life, they also directly impact on the career, academics, business and social interests of the couple.
These are just a few of the many great reasons for people to stay married. If you have been wondering whether marriage is worth your while, we hope that the good reasons shared here are good enough to get you back on track so that we can all keep up the good fight for this wonderful institution called marriage!
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