It sounds like a lot of this is due to Psychology Today misreporting a study they link to in their own piece which directly contradicts their own conclusion. People complain a lot about science journalists but this seems exceptionally bad. Psychology Today really ought to retract that piece!
The report is called, “Married People Are Living Their Best Lives,” which is vivid, but, as a statistician, I wish they’d added “On Average” somewhere in that title.
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It sounds like a lot of this is due to Psychology Today misreporting a study they link to in their own piece which directly contradicts their own conclusion. People complain a lot about science journalists but this seems exceptionally bad. Psychology Today really ought to retract that piece!
dupe https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41375828
It depends on the couple. My first marriage was not a happy one. My second marriage was a happy one.
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Surprised columbia put this behind cloudflair. Hate to see them spread into academia.