✨ Moving in with a partner later in life boosts life satisfaction equally for men and women. Formalizing the union through marriage after cohabitation provides no additional psychological benefit.

📉 Contrary to popular theories, men do not suffer more than women after a relationship breakdown or gain more from entering a new partnership in this age group. Both genders show resilience and shared benefits from companionship.

🏠 The primary driver of well-being appears to be the daily reality of sharing a life and home, rather than the legal act of marriage itself.

#RelationshipGoals #LifeSatisfaction #AgingWell

* ⚖️ Same-sex couples in the U.S. overwhelmingly prefer marriage over domestic partnerships when both are legally available, citing its legal benefits, social clarity, and perceived level of commitment.

* 📈 In California, after same-sex marriage became legal in June 2013, new domestic partnership registrations dropped significantly. In the latter half of 2013, same-sex couples chose marriage over domestic partnership at a ratio of over 22 to 1.

* 🇺🇸 A national survey found that roughly three times as many respondents in same-sex relationships preferred marriage to domestic partnership, with reasons including federal benefits, tax advantages, and portability.

#MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #RelationshipGoals

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