1. You can be happier
So you’re divorced and feeling doomed to the single life, right? Don’t worry. Despite how you may feel now, odds are your depression won’t last forever. Maybe this bit of news will lift your spirits: Researchers at London’s Kingston University found that women feel much happier for up to five years following the end of their marriages. And no, it wasn’t just because they had finally broken free of their unhappy marriages. They felt more content than they had in their entire lifetimes. So what were you saying about “marital bliss,” again?
2. You will be healthier than if you stayed unhappily married
Researchers love to praise marriage as a health-boost. (But they clearly were never stuck in a miserable marriage.) And the rest of us tend to think that a marriage is better than no marriage at all. And while all the stats and studies love to tout the benefits of being hitched, we often forget that it’s not about the marriage as much as it is the quality of the marriage. There’s been plenty of science to prove that an unhappy, conflict-riddled marriage can be worse for you health-wise than if you were single. And if you hadn’t broken up, you would still be at an increased risk for heart disease, cancer, arthritis, diabetes and depression.
3. You can avoid financial frustrations of married couples
It’s the common belief that getting married can be one of the smartest financial decisions you can make: a surplus tax breaks, not to mention cutting expenses in half. And yes, your divorce was costly, but there are some instances in which that divorce could be financially advantageous. Enter the Alternative Minimum Tax or AMT. The AMT was originally designed to prevent the wealthy from taking so many deductions that they end up paying little or no taxes, but it’s unintentionally hurting more middle-income married couples. And that’s just the start. From tax breaks to health insurance, it proves that being hitched doesn’t always pay off. And while we definitely aren’t suggesting that you sacrifice a happy union for a little extra cash (you could also say that’s abusing the system), if you’re already divorced, isn’t it nice to know that your one step ahead in avoiding these insane (yet legal) loopholes? Read More
Benefits Of Being Divorced was originally published on wzakcleveland.com
