Years ago, a couple who lived together as live-in companions for over seventeen years shockingly broke up the day they officially got married.
This experience gave me a different perspective on relationships as a teenager; I became convinced that marriage doesn’t guarantee eternal bliss. Marriage, in my opinion, is a great institution but it has to be entered into with levelheaded expectations.
Marriage will not guarantee you happiness because there’s no institution that has the power or ability to make you happy. Happiness comes from within which means only you can make yourself happy.
Getting married may offer you a sense of security, but this feeling is more psychological than the custodial – the high rate of divorce worldwide proves this point.
Only the right partnership and disposition to any relationship can make it work.
That said, data taken from more than 350,000 people in two UK surveys, analysed by researchers from the Vancouver School of Economics, informs us that:
- Married people are happier than single ones, and
- Those in committed relationships, even without the paperwork, are as happy as those who have put a ring on it.
So, happiness in a relationship isn’t dependent on your marriage certificate but on the effort, you and your partner put in to make it a happy one. Always remember that being considerate with one another, honest and transparent, generous and kind are a few of the prerequisites of a successful relationship.