There have been many studies into the benefits of marriage on the mind.
Cardiff academic John Callacher concluded after a review of numerous European studies into the topic that, on balance, being married was probably better for you.
‘Love is a voyage of discovery, from dopamine-drenched romance to oxytocin induced attachment,’ he writes.
‘The married persons had age-adjusted mortality rates that were 10-15 per cent lower than the population as a whole.’
On mental health specifically, he found particular emotional benefits for women, while for men it was mostly physical.