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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: DesertRhino

The age is 10.

My source:

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html


61 posted on 12/13/2017 9:17:21 PM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: G Larry

Yeah...could see that fastball coming right down the middle of the plate.


62 posted on 12/13/2017 9:33:03 PM PST by DennisR
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To: Night Hides Not

Just wish they would forget how to get to Capitol Hill...


63 posted on 12/13/2017 9:34:29 PM PST by DennisR
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To: G Larry

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” Abraham Lincoln


64 posted on 12/13/2017 9:38:05 PM PST by DennisR
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To: Moonman62

I gotta hand it to you. You know some very unusual things sir.


65 posted on 12/13/2017 10:02:11 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ... we.)
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To: DoodleBob

So true.


66 posted on 12/13/2017 10:11:20 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: Blood of Tyrants

One of my kids has a genius IQ. He has a lot of concerns. One of my kids has special needs and a low normal IQ. He is pretty happy most of the time. I’ve learned a lot from kids with special needs about intelligence and its limitations.


67 posted on 12/13/2017 10:13:02 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: G Larry

cuz theres only one Hobbes.


68 posted on 12/14/2017 12:41:15 AM PST by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® ...)
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To: jacquej

I am so very sorry for your loss and how it’s changed your life. I hope those fellow women bring some comfort. It’s my belief you will be united with your beloved. {hug}


69 posted on 12/14/2017 12:58:42 AM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Men suck. Now you know.

Used to be the other way around....

Apologies....

70 posted on 12/14/2017 4:18:18 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: G Larry

Why do men die before their wives? BECAUSE THEY WANT TO!!!


71 posted on 12/14/2017 5:42:54 AM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocke)
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To: G Larry

>>Psychiatrists say that this may be because so many are widowed by then.

Keys to the piggybank and done with the big creep.

Henny Youngman, “Why do Jewish men die before their wives? They want to.”


72 posted on 12/14/2017 5:49:03 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: Jamestown1630

Well, I didn’t mean to make you sad. ;)


73 posted on 12/14/2017 3:04:20 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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