According to new research, the secret to marital happiness may be remaining childless. In one eight-year study of 218 couples, investigators found that 90 percent of the couples surveyed experienced a decrease in marital satisfaction once the first child was born. The researchers found that childless couples also experienced a decrease in marital happiness, but having children appeared to accelerate the process. And in an unrelated study, scientists found that rates of depression were higher in...
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