Time has changed the definition of marriage.
Before 1970, women benefited financially from marriage. According to the Economics of Marriage, a study by Pew Research Center, today men are benefiting financially from marriage because women have surpassed men in both education and earnings.
Research also shows that marriage benefits men in various ways including health, behavior, and job promotions. A study done by Virginia Commonwealth University found that married men earn 22 percent more than there single male colleagues with the same experience.
Before feminists praise the findings of the study, they should keep one thing in mind. Men are only benefit because more women are taking the financial burden off of men.
According to Richard Fry, co-author of the Pew study, “typically, most wives did not work, so for economic well-being, marriage penalized guys with more mouths to feed but no extra income. Now most wives work. For guys, the economics of marriage have become much more beneficial.”
There is evidence that men do reap some benefits from marriage. Recent studies show that having a mate is shown to better for a man’s health. According to the study conducted by Mintel, 55 percent of married men had a physical within the last year compared to 35 percent of single men. Nearly 88 percent of married men have health insurance compared to 69 percent of single men. Having the convenience of a physically prepared meal as opposed to fast food is better for the heart resulting in married men leading longer lives than their single counterparts, according to a study conducted by Harvard University.
In the Nov. 2009 issue of Cancer, Indiana University Medical School researchers found that “married cancer patients had the highest survival rate, with 63.3 percent alive five years after diagnosis and 57.5 percent still alive after 10 years.”
Now that women are becoming more independent, marriage seems to be a viable option for men not only seeking financial security, but for emotional and physical well being. Depsite the different opinions about marriage, if marriage does nothing more for men, it is a learning experience. Time has changed the definition of marriage.
Before 1970 women benefited financially from marriage. According to the Economics of Marriage, a study by Pew Research Center, today men are benefiting financially from marriage because women have surpassed men in both education and earnings.
Research also shows that marriage benefits men in various ways including health, behavior, and job promotions.
A study done by Virginia Commonwealth University found that married men earn 22 percent more than their single male colleagues with the same experience.
Before feminists praise the findings of the study, they should keep one thing in mind. Men are only benefiting more because more women are taking the financial burden off of men. According to Richard Fry, co-author of the Pew study, “typically most wives did not work, so for economic well-being, marriage penalized guys with more mouths to feed, but no extra income. Now most wives work. For guys, the economics of marriage have become much more beneficial.”
There is evidence showing that men do reap some benefits from marriage. Recent studies show that having a mate is shown to better for a man’s health.
According to the study conducted by Mintel, 55 percent of married men have had a physical within the last year compared to 35 percent of single men. 88 percent of married men have health insurance compared to 69 per cent of single men. Having the convenience of a physically prepared meal as opposed to fast food is better for the heart resulting in married men leading longer lives than their single counterparts, according to a study conducted by Harvard University.
In the Nov. 1, 2009 issue of Cancer Indiana University Medical School researchers found that “married cancer patients had the highest survival rate, with 63.3 percent alive five years after diagnosis and 57.5 percent still alive after 10 years.”
Now that women are becoming more independent, marriage seems to be a viable option for men not only seeking financial security, but for emotional and physical well being as well. Marriage remains a foreign idea for many. In spite of the different opinions about marriage, if marriage does nothing more for men, it is a learning experience. Guys who want to get married should only do so if they plan on following through with “until death do you part” because child support and alimony is real.