Being single (not married) is making you younger?

Indonesia
December 2, 2012 4:48am CST
I have several acquaintances who is not married. One person is in his fifty but he appears more younger like in his thirty, and my aunt is also not married and she's in her last forty but she appear like in thirty. My mother said when I asked her this question, she said because marriage life tend to be more stressful and with many responsibilities too so being single may lead them to have a less stressful life. How is your opinion in this, is this somehow true? Or maybe this is just a coincidence?
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@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
2 Dec 12
i don`t think it`s truth maybe it`s just coincindence.. how we can handle the stress, it can make us younger, and it`s no related with our marital status
• Indonesia
2 Dec 12
Perhaps you are right, it's how we handle stress, thank you for sharing the opinion :D
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
3 Dec 12
yes random.. so how are you today? i make many discussion in indonesian interest too i do hope you can join with that discussion my friend
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Mar 13
I am surprised to hear that. I just heard that the married people usually have longer lives than the single ones. But I don't know that the single people will look younger. So it is equal I think a happy family life shall make a person look younger. Whereas sometimes the single life can be miserable because you can't find someone to count on. So I doubt whether being single will look younger.
• Indonesia
6 Mar 13
I don't know, I just realized it from my single acquitances, they do look younger than their actual age. But I guess if one is married but has a happy family, they'd look young as well.
• Indonesia
3 Dec 12
I think it's depend on the individual how do the person handle stress in life, so we cannot say that being single making us looks younger or being single we have less stress than married people. Single or married has different type of stress, the advantage of having spouse we can talk to our spouse when we have some problem and reduce the stress together and we have someone to hold at night or kids that can cheer up our spirit & when we feel down we can look at the children "we need to be strong and be better for them", being single we need to deal every problem by our own. Being single we don't have to worry many things like have to work harder for our spouse and the children, maybe that's why single person looks like having less stress. But actually each individual has different type of problem or stress. Maybe it's not stress that make one person appear younger or older than real age, but single person has more time to take care herself, probably could spend more money to buy everything to maintenance her appearance while for married people they put their family especially kids as priority. Single person don't have to worry about school tuition for the kids, etc.
• Indonesia
15 Dec 12
Yes I agree, it's how the person handle stress which matter. Thank you for resonding :D
@meumeu25 (917)
• United Arab Emirates
2 Dec 12
Hi, Your mom have a point, if we will compare single and married people. Married people certainly have more responsibilities than single ones, some of them still manage to stay looking young, maybe because they're happy and married life suits them. But generally, I think it depends on how much stress that we are going through and how we are coping with it.
• Indonesia
2 Dec 12
Yes, I agree although married life is more stressful, it just depend with the ability to cope with problems, thank you for sharing :D
• China
7 Dec 12
I am totally agree with your mum. But some people are tended to look younger than their appearence shows. There is really no scientific report to demonstrate your statement, and sometimes two individuals cannot stand for the whole group. However, normally the married couples looks elder compared with their physical age. One of the reasons is that they will take more responsibilities and burdens particularly after they get the baby. They have to devote themselves to their baby, the family and their work in the rest life with little time to enjoy themselves. Of course, if they keep a healthy life and pay attention to the balance between life and work, they will undoubtedly look vigrous.
• Indonesia
15 Dec 12
Agreed the balance life is the most important, thank you for responding :D
@hlfbldmom (743)
• Philippines
2 Dec 12
I agree with your mum...Married people easily get matured looks due to responsibilities and stressful family life especially those people who don't have much money. While single don't think too much because they only care for themselves. Not much responsibilities and they can do what they want. But depends how they handle the family life. Like my mum she is in her 60's and she looks like in her 50's she don't have white hair and maybe because she don't stressed herself much about problems. She smiles all the time and love to help people even though we don't have much.
• Indonesia
2 Dec 12
I agree, it's how we handle life or family life for married person. Thank you for sharing :D
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
2 Dec 12
i think the point here is that you are not stressed and not worried about anything, then you will look so much younger. it does not only mean about people having no boyfriends, and all. its about how one handles situation and their life, married life, relationships, career all at the same time.
• Indonesia
2 Dec 12
Yes, I agree. It's how we can handle stress which matter, thank you for sharing :D
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
2 Dec 12
the bachelor stage is nice and fine for sure ,and now in this phase,we can enjoy the life and there is no coincidence here.To satiate our life with great attitude , i like to enjoy atleast till the very last moment
• Indonesia
2 Dec 12
Well, you can say that too :D
@else22 (4317)
• India
2 Dec 12
Your mom is right.Married life is certainly stressful and it is likely to make you look old.But if a person who is unmarried takes care of his or health,thinks positive and remains cheerful and develops a hobby,then I think,they would succeed in maintaining their youth even after getting old.It all depends on yourself.If a married man lives in a positive way,remains active and does not allow himself or herself to be indulged in harmful activities,I am sure they would look young.
• Indonesia
2 Dec 12
Yes, now I understand, I agree with this, although married life tend to be stressful but if he/she can manage the stress and be happy, even the married man/woman can appear younger :D
• India
12 Dec 12
Hi friend, i don't think in this sort. I agree marriage life is having a lot of responsibilities, but our life will be fulfilled after getting marriage and giving birth to our kids. There is no meaning in single life. Lot of married persons are also young after their marriage, it is based on our activities and caring about our self. Some persons give a lot of importance to their youth and wish to remain young for a long time, so they will do things to keep their youth. In fact this kind of unmarried persons are interested in hiding their age, they don't want others to ask question about their age, so they remain young to show since they are youth and have the ability to get married in future, so they are giving importance to their personality and appearance and take care about them
@blogandme (379)
• Indonesia
12 Dec 12
yes you can do it. but remember that you can feel the 'lonely' of your life
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
12 Dec 12
I am gifted with youthful look... hehehe. at least that's what I believe in. and most people couldn't believe that I am already 40s some says i look late 20s and other thought I am 30s. I am single. But i think that depends on how each see the beauty of being single and being married. If a single person whines all the time and feel miserable for being single, then I don't think that this person will look young. of course this person is miserable and we all know what miserable looking is and attitude.. Cranky and grumpy and blaming the whole world for his/her current status. and asking the heaven why he/she is alone and single. But if the person who accepted that "oh well, maybe the right person will still come along the way" the person attitude is to look forward at every single day of his/her life, Making and taking care of himself/herself. Make sure that there will be no day that he/she looks haggard and disgusting. Same with the married one, If the married one will be forever complaining about their spouses I don't think she/he will generate the natural glow of what love can bring naturally to people look. Do you believe in the world "blooming?" if the person is in love, everything glows, eyes, cheeks and the sweet natural smile on the lips. So I think that depends on the person. If the person doesn't accept his/her current status, then .. there will be no make up that can be used to conceal her/his self. so.. be beautiful as always. Be proud and beautiful LOL
• Australia
7 Dec 12
i disagree with this,this is how you manage your self anyway.even single is stress too.every people stress in different ways!!!im sure this is a coinsidence
• Estado De Mexico, Mexico
2 Dec 12
hi there, my name is raj n im 28. Most of my frens are not able to guess whats my exact age,reason..i look younger. Well i would say that only marriage life does not leads to stressful life. One also has responsibilities when he/she is not married,take for instance education boyfren/girlfren,breakups, and many such things. But before marriage there are your parents who are supporting and helping you thru all the bad days, And after marriage even after a bad day when your with your loved ones..your kids your wife..you would feel as if your in heaven, and the stress would pass in a jiffy.
• Indonesia
2 Dec 12
I agree with loved ones, you can go through stressful situation with their support, thank you for sharing :D