The Ultimate Mens Health Question !

[leif ericson]

the ultimate question is...  is it true that married men live longer ???   the statistic that claims they do, has been out there for a while now. i don't know if i buy into it. i'm single
and try hard to improve my health as much as i can. i'm happy,
and have many interests and some few good friends. how can
a married man have the edge on me ?  please explain this to me.
                               l.e.




p.s. most married people i know are NOT happy campers,
and they talk about how hard it is to make marriage work.
my brother has been married for a while, and i know he's not happy. even the couples i think love each other, don't often
seem content with their marriage. so how is this beneficial
to a married mans health ?

[siren of the sea]

you know my first marriage was poo. we brought out the worst in each other and fought. now i did it again (marriage) and we compliment each other so well we almost never argue, and we never have blow up fights. mostly happy happy joy joy lol. the problem was the first time i was young and liked the bad boy. however after aging a bit and starting a family i learned it wasnt the life for me and our son. you have to have the same goals in life. my and dh are different to a point which balances us out well.

[leif ericson]

when i pet a dog, i DO get very relaxed !
but when i pet a girl, my heart feels like it's going go into
cardiac arrest.  hehehe            l.e.







p.s. just kidding, no need to respond.

[leif ericson]

yeah, i had a girlfriend once that made me act in way that i never have before or since. we drove each other crazy.
it's wierd that we ever dated in the first place. i think we
both thought with our "you know whats" instead of our hearts.
of course we were young too.              l.e.

[leif ericson]

that makes alot of sense to me. i am happy, so i want a happy happy joy joy marriage and if i don't get it, oh well !    l.e



thanks for all the really well thought and well written responses !

[HIS GIFT TO US]

I think the #1 key to living long is being HAPPY w/ yourself, so when u r married you r not fully depending on your mate for happiness. SO be happy then find a mate that realizes this too, this will lower stress which most likely = a LONG HAPPY LIFE!!

[HIS GIFT TO US]

Another important factor is $$$$$, DH & me wk great together b/c he  does most of the outside work (we own a business) I do the paperwk but get to stay home w/ our son & #2 is on the way so DH goes to work while I manage the $$$$, but when I'm not pg I go help him if I need to, LOL seriously I'm good at saving money, I'm really not a huge spender at all. So I have a man that works (which is hard to find now days) & he has a woman that manages the money the right way. So many people argue over MONEY.
You've gotta find a balance like sailor said.
So if you go on a few dates & the girl is soooo high class, chances r she won't change & you'll have that to deal with :) Which is fine if u want to wk while she is running up creditcard bills all week long :) LOL  Life should be fun not a chore, this includes marriage!!!!