Posted on 07/27/2009 8:48:52 AM PDT by Schnucki
People who get divorced are more likely to suffer health problems including heart disease and cancer, even if they go on to remarry, a study has shown.
Divorce and widowhood have a long-term negative effect on physical wellbeing that is only marginally ameliorated if the person finds a new partner.
The stress and financial uncertainty of separation can continue to take their toll on our bodies decades after the Decree Absolute comes through, the research indicates.
Divorced people have 20 per cent more chronic health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer than married people, according to the study of 8,652 people aged between 51 and 61 by Professor Linda Waite of the University of Chicago.
They also have 23 per cent more mobility problems, such as difficulty climbing stairs or walking short distances.
But while the health benefits of marriage – which are believed to stem from financial security and the positive impact of wives on their husbands' diets and lifestyles – are well known, the new study shows that they are significantly reduced the second and third times around.
People who divorce and then remarry still have 12 per cent more chronic problems and 19 per cent more mobility problems than those who have been continuously married, the analysis showed.
"Among the currently married, those who have ever been divorced show worse health on all dimensions. Both the divorced and widowed who do not remarry show worse health on all dimensions," said Prof Waite, a sociologist.
The research, which was carried out with Mary Elizabeth Hughes of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, also reaffirmed the results of recent studies showing the relative ill health of people who remain unmarried into late middle age.
People who never married have 12 per cent more mobility limitations and 13 per
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That is one of the funniest one’s I’ve read in a long time...:O)
People seem to be drawn to a certain type...maybe unconsciously, but the same mistake is made over again...Some people love being single. With my son it was 3 blonds...they are poison to him....The whole family finally told him to stay away from blonds...he has...no more remarriages...But we all love him dearly...smart on everything else...
This forum and WE need more humor. I just try to do my part. Glad you enjoyed. Cheers
And that is consistent with the words I’ve offered so far, too.
The woman was a Samaritan. She was neither a Jew nor a Christian prior to meeting Christ. Upon that encounter, Jesus told her to stop her sinning and her ways with men.
If she had been a Jew, she would have been stoned. Non-Jews were not yet Christians, as they needed to wait until Christ died for that to happen, although they could know He was the One.
I think you are instead referring to John 8, then. That is where the Pharisees brought the adulterer to Jesus to see if he would help them in stoning her, as was required by Jewish law.
Jesus wrote twice in the sand, continuing to write something until all the accusers left. When they left, he said no one was left to accuse her. With that, he said that he wouldn’t as well, but that she must leave her life of sin.
What Jesus wrote we cannot know, but it was obviously enough to make these men flee. Perhaps the words were of their own adultery of which he, as God, would have easily known.
I was married for 21 years before I got a divorce. The first time I found out my ex was having an affair (with my nephew) I changed my mind about divorcing and, for the children, tried to make it work.
The second time I found out she was having an affair, it was from my sons. she was forcing them to keep her dirty little secret. The emotional damage to the boys, now men, is still evident today. I still regret not divorcing her the first time. Staying together “for the children” was a terrible mistake.
I have recovered financially, and I'm slowly accumulating a good “nest egg” for my future, and for my family. I am much better off now than when I was married and she was handling the check book.
Emotionally, I am still have a negative opinion of marriage, but try to keep it to myself around the kids, although they know how I feel about what their mother did to me. To us.
But I can say, positively, that I have a much better attitude, and am a much more cheerful person now, than when I was in an unhappy marriage.
Then again, this is a British survey, so it isn't all that relevant to American men, now is it?
To be away from her ... yeah I'll take the increased risk ... thanks for the warning.
I lost 145 pounds in 6 months!
I divorced the b!#@h!!!
8^)
I have never been so sad in my life since my wife said she doesn’t love me anymore and wants a divorce. This happened last month after 21 years (17 married) together.
It’s devastating…
My sympathies.I know there’s nothing I can say, but I do understand your pain, and I pray you will heal in time.
Thank you.... Yeah not much that can be said except to move on. Thank you again, feels like a death in the family or worse... more drawn out I suppose.
Worse than a death in some ways.
No closure.
Exactly - no closure, the death that won’t end...
I’ve been married for 38 years. I joked to my daughter recently that it’s a wonder more marriages don’t end in divorce because of PMS shrewishness that some men have to put up with every month. But it’s not so funny, actually. I bet it IS a factor.
Wow, you may get some rolling pins hurled your way for that one! LOL
Prayers up for you. A lot of male bashing goes on, but sometimes the men are the longsuffering ones who would do anything to make the marriage work.
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