Tying the knot makes men feel happy to the worth of 18,000 pounds while women experience the joy worth only half the amount.
Paul Frijters, Queensland University of Technology, estimated the value of happiness in terms of cash for the major events in life like marriage, divorce and illness. Each of the event shows different results for men and women.
Losing a loved one has a much bigger effect than gaining a loved one. There's an asymmetry between life and death. This shouldn't surprise us. Human beings seem to notice losses more than gains.
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