Married & happy

People want to have a happy life. Yale's most popular class, "Psychology and the Good Life," teaches students social skills and gratitude. Good lessons, yes, but studies say that marriage itself is also a predictor of happiness.

"Numerous studies have associated marriage with a lower risk of disease, from diabetes to cardiovascular and respiratory problems – particularly if you are a man. “Married people tend to smoke less, drink less alcohol, and eat more healthily . .

"People who get married and stay married have roughly double the wealth of those who never marry"

"Additionally, married couples who attend church together are more likely to live longer, avoid depression and stay married."

"Studies consistently show that children raised by happy, committed parents are less likely to have behavior problems, drop out of school, be abused, use drugs, commit crime, become pregnant as teenagers, suffer poverty or become sick."

But . .  studies reveal that “millennials” are far less likely to marry than their “Gen X” or “Boomer” counterparts.