It is not clear that married people are, on average, happier than those who never married, because unhappily married people are the least happy group of all and they pull down the average.

Jonathan Haidt
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Marriage is not for everyone. It is a unique institution that only certain people are able to handle. There are some things that can happen in a marriage that can affect the relationship negatively, but many problems arise from the simple fact that some people weren’t meant to be married.

Source: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth In Ancient Wisdom

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