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Women more unhappy than men until they reach mid-80s
The Times (UK) ^ | 12-14-17 | Chris Smyth

Posted on 12/13/2017 7:24:43 PM PST by G Larry

Women are more miserable than men for almost their entire lives and are happier only after the age of 85, according to a large NHS survey.

It found that women get progressively happier in retirement before overtaking men in their ninth decade. Psychiatrists say that this may be because so many are widowed by then.

Growing numbers of Britons are reporting consistent unhappiness, the Health Survey for England found, with women more likely to report severe problems at almost every age.

(Excerpt) Read more at thetimes.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: men; mentalhealth; women
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To: DoodleBob

Correction..,Mrs DoodleBob and I...don’t want any rumors getting started...


41 posted on 12/13/2017 8:01:51 PM PST by DoodleBob
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To: G Larry; MIchaelTArchangel

I’ll be able to put it to good use.


42 posted on 12/13/2017 8:02:28 PM PST by x1stcav (We have the guns. Do we have the will?)
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To: G Larry

There was an older report, that married men live longer than single men.
The report was recently modified. Married men do not live longer.
It only seems longer.


43 posted on 12/13/2017 8:10:27 PM PST by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: G Larry

Do you know why most men die before their wives, its because they want to.


44 posted on 12/13/2017 8:11:01 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (Damn, the tag line disappeared again? Coursors!)
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To: Jamestown1630

You are who, exactly?


45 posted on 12/13/2017 8:12:28 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Night Hides Not
You know why the average husband dies 7 years before his wife?

I never knew it was going to be a competition when the minister said "Until death do you part".

46 posted on 12/13/2017 8:14:33 PM PST by llevrok (Swamp nothing! Give Washington DC an enema !)
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To: G Larry

I’ve been mostly happy all my life! I like my husband too and I hope we’re together at 85.


47 posted on 12/13/2017 8:21:43 PM PST by tiki
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To: Secret Agent Man

Lifelong straight bachelor checking in here, just turned 60, counting my blessings.

No debts, own the house, own the car, peace and quiet in abundance.

All I need now is a part-time retirement job for a little extra scratch.

And no, I don’t get lonely. How can I get lonely with a house full of books to read or reread — plus Free Republic to keep me informed.


48 posted on 12/13/2017 8:23:03 PM PST by Nothingburger
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To: Secret Agent Man

A female, who has often found your ‘Red Pill’,’MGTOW’ posts amusing - but also sad.


49 posted on 12/13/2017 8:29:44 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

This thread saddens me. My husband died 5 years ago, and I am just now able to climb out of the mind-numbing grief. We would have been married for 51 years yesterday.

We were a good fit. Not perfect, as we were opposites in some ways, but we managed to complement each other, and accepted our differences. I am doing “ok” now without him, but will never be happy again.

I will manage because my children expect me to be independent and optimistic, so I keep my sense of “aloneness” from them. They are in happy marriages, with full lives. My loneliness for my life-mate, best friend, and partner must be endured alone.

So many are like me. We put on a pleasant face, try to help our children when needed, and try to stay put of the way most of the time. We make friends of other widows, and we share our memories of how happy we once were, when we had our husbands to love, to care for, and to share secret feelings with.

We feel lost without our life-partners, and can’t wait to find out if we will see them again in the hereafter. That is not promised to us, but it is promised that we will no longer feel the pain of loss.

Tony, I miss you, and I wish I were with you. Thank you for being my husband, for loving me, inspite of my faults. Thank you for everything you did to love and support me, and our children.

I pray that you are with God, and that He enfolds you into Heaven, and that you no longer suffer. I love you until the end of time, forever.


50 posted on 12/13/2017 8:34:37 PM PST by jacquej ("You cannot have a conservative government with a liberal culture." (Mark Steyn))
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To: jacquej

That’s lovely. You will be together again.


51 posted on 12/13/2017 8:36:35 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: G Larry

[Growing numbers of Britons are reporting consistent unhappiness]

Socialism tends to breed that.


52 posted on 12/13/2017 8:48:55 PM PST by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: G Larry

They need a Girls night out.


53 posted on 12/13/2017 8:51:07 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: G Larry

Shut up.


54 posted on 12/13/2017 8:51:50 PM PST by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: G Larry

That is the first thing I thought, too.


55 posted on 12/13/2017 8:52:55 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: G Larry

Why do men die younger than women? - Because they want too..


56 posted on 12/13/2017 8:56:52 PM PST by wgmalabama
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To: Yaelle

A friend has a Down’s son who is very sweet but low functioning. The only time he even starts to get upset is when he has to go to the doctor. He never worries about anything. How is his life worse or less worthy than any other?


57 posted on 12/13/2017 8:57:33 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: dfwgator

You beat me. Figured someone would.


58 posted on 12/13/2017 8:57:53 PM PST by wgmalabama
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To: crusher2013

If you were my husband, I would poison your tea!

If you were my wife, I would drink it!


59 posted on 12/13/2017 9:00:52 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: jacquej

I’m sorry for your loss, but truly happy for the joy you had in your marriage. I suspect you had more than most.


60 posted on 12/13/2017 9:14:19 PM PST by Romulus
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