Harvard Professor: Children Can Send Marriage Into Downward Spiral

[Chris_]

Harvard Professor: Children Can Send Marriage Into Downward Spiral

Marriage has been shown, through research, to be an unending source of joy, a Harvard professor said at an Australian conference this week.

But introduce children into the relationship and that joy may plummet, according to a report from the Australian Associated Press.

"Figures show that married people are in almost every way happier than unmarried people — whether they are single, divorced, cohabiting," Harvard University psychology professor Daniel Gilbert told the Happiness and its Causes conference in Sydney.

"Married people live longer, married people earn more money per capita, married people have more sex and enjoy it more," AAP quoted Gilbert as saying.

But, despite the belief that children are the apples of our eyes, they actually can have a negative influence on marriages, according to the report. And more kids equals more sadness, Gilbert said.

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Ok, first...red text above...What idiot wrote/said that?  

Second, teh haaaavad professior is an fool.  He must have studied DUmmies exclusively.  They're always miserable...regardless.

[Ptarmigan]

Marriage that end in divorce happen not because of children. It is because of complex issues between the couples, like money or adultery. I have known people who were divorced and never was because of the children. Children are usually the victims in divorce. Usually the 4 to 8 year and 12 to 16 year mark is the most likely chance for divorce.

[RGSG99]

I do think that if you bring a child into an already volatile marriage situation, it can make the marriage much worse.  However, if two people are in a loving, committed marriage and both want to have children, I think it will strengthen the bond, not break it.  It all depends on the couple and the commitment they have to the marriage.

[DumbAss Tanker]

I'm sure children can easily stress an already-weak marriage to the breaking point, fortunately they had a strengthening effect on mine.

[DixieBelle]

Is the good professor married? does he have children?

"Married people live longer, married people earn more money per capita, married people have more sex and enjoy it more,"

While us married people with children give birth to the ones who will be supporting these fools in their old age. *eyeroll*