By Daily Mail Reporter
Married men be warned: Don’t enjoy yourself too much.
Research shows that if you’re happier than your wife, you could soon be heading for the divorce courts.
Economists have identified a phenomenon called the ‘Happiness Gap’, which states that the bigger the difference between spouses’ satisfaction levels, the greater the risk of a break-up.
Crucially, the study, which looked at tens of thousands of couples in Britain, Germany and Australia, found the effect was seen only when the husband was feeling better about life than his wife.
It was also more likely to be the disgruntled wife who would start divorce proceedings.
The study found that the happiness gap widened if wives were lumbered with most of the housework, if they had different social backgrounds to their husbands, or if they had higher than average incomes. Read more… Medcare Provider
