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Is it worth staying in an Unhappy Marriage 4 years 8 weeks ago

There are several couples who stay in their marriages even if they are not happy because of several reasons. Three years back a billboard proclaiming "Life's short. Get a divorce" by a Chicago Divorce Lawyers Firm caused enough of an uproar and criticism from all over. But the legal firm made no apologies saying the ad isn't for everyone, but instead targets couples looking for a way out of a bad marital situation. Honestly, I see nothing wrong in people opting out of an unhappy marriage when there is no hope of salvaging the relationship. I believe that marriages are forever.

Daydreaming Makes a Person Unhappy 3 years 2 weeks ago

A person spends roughly half of his working time dreaming about the future, and thinking over past events. However, psychologists from Harvard University believe such a pastime not only interferes with work but also makes people unhappy in spite of universal ideas.
It turns out that a person is most happy when he lives today, and not when thinking about a possible position in the world. The experts through their study showed that people are daydreaming 46.9% of the time. And at this time we feel the worst, experiencing minimal joy.

Staying unhappy in Marriage but saying no to Divorce 3 years 39 weeks ago

Life definitely is not a bed of roses for all. We see so many couples who stay glued to their marriages because of reasons like kids, financial security, guilt, loneliness, society etc even if they are unhappy and miserable in the relationship. Sometimes one or both of the couples in troubled marriages spend their entire lifetime trying to make the relationship work thinking some miracle will happen and things would change.

The Goodbye Kiss, Knowing When American Singles Quit a Relationship 2 years 35 weeks ago

At first a new romance makes life seem almost perfect, but eventually the romance fades and irritations, disagreements, and conflicts arise. The partners often become less considerate and more selfish than before. Unfortunately, many women think they have met Mr. Right, then later find out they were horribly wrong. Don't let this happen to you.

What Constitutes or Determines Happiness? 2 years 41 weeks ago

Marilyn Elias in an article in the New York Times of Sept 2009, dubbed “Psychologists now know what makes people happy”, wrote that “ it was apparent that the happiest people surround themselves with family and friends, don’t care about keeping up with the Joneses next door, lose themselves in daily activities and most importantly forgive easily”.

We live in a world where most people are unhappy for one reason or another hence the high cases of depression. People have defined happiness to consist of material things or a particular status and because that is lacking, they are unhappy.