According to a new study, couples who drink together are happier! Actually clarification – couples who have the same interest in drinking or share the same distaste for it are actually the happier ones. I find this to be totally believable because imagine if you’re person A and you like to have a couple of drinks on a Friday or Saturday night and then your partner is like “nah, I want to be a wet blanket tonight and have a water.” It sounds like a disaster.
A higher correlation was found for alcohol consumption, suggesting that a couple who shares a similar love (or distaste) for drinking is destined to be happier in their marriage and, conversely, that a discrepancy will often lead to marital dissatisfaction.
The study tracked 634 newly married couples over the course of a seven-year follow-up period and found that while smoking habits stayed relatively the same, and so did not incur mounting levels of dissatisfaction, partners who drank did so with more frequency over the years, thus resulting in increased dissatisfaction at each couple check-in. It could also be argued that couples find the process of ending their smoking habit more rewarding if they do so together. It’s something that can bring them close together and strengthen their relationship. The simple task of finding an alternative to smoking such as looking at online stores like Vapebox could have a positive effect on the relationship since it shows that they are taking the steps to find a way to end their habit. While drinking is seen as something that is done within a social situation, it can change if a partner begins to do so independently and frequently. The ability to stop drinking may no longer be possible, it could be even more difficult if the partner’s drinking has increased over the years, creating a more dangerous habit resulting in the need for psychological treatment.
I think as long as you’re not a mess and you and your partner don’t become destructive when you drink that this is pretty positive. Here’s hoping that all my future partners are down to have a least two drinks. Doesn’t this naturally just make dates easier because you’re breaking the ice?
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