You probably already know that married people on the whole are healthier, wealthier and have more satisfying sex lives than singletons or divorced people. You also already know that, absent some serious conflict, your kids would probably prefer it if you stuck together. And even if you were to split, whoever you married next would probably have equally annoying habits as your current spouse. So herewith, five reasons to get or stay married you probably haven’t heard of.
5 New Reasons to Get (or Stay) Married this Year
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There's a reason the Huffington Post now has a divorce section. Apparently, people really enjoy reading about marital breakdown. And writing about it: for instance, a young law student decided it might be fun to do the play-by-play on the recent legal tussle over the dissolving McCourt marriage here. Bu even if you don't own the Los Angeles Lakers, as the McCourts do, that doesn't mean nobody's going to write about you. There's at least one ex-wife out there working though her issues with her former spouse in blog-land. And have you heard of Facebook? Its 500 million-plus users are all privy to this and this. Next: And, Finally, Celebrity Endorsement SPECIAL REPORT: See Healthland's Full Guide to Life in 2011