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Married adults live 1.5 to 2 years longer than their unmarried peers.
Married men have a 46% lower rate of cardiovascular death.
Married individuals engage in preventive care at higher rates than unmarried adults.
Married adults report shorter hospital stays, fewer doctor visits, and less need for nursing home care.
Married adults are 16 percentage points more likely to rate their lives as thriving.
Millennial and Gen Z married adults report 15-16% better mental health than their single counterparts.
The science is not ambiguous — marriage is good for you.
That is why it should belong to everyone.
