(Young) Women’s Happiness Comes Before (Old) Men’s
(Young) women are the happier sex. In younger years, women are happier than their male counterparts. Later in life, old men get ahead in the happiness stakes. These findings are based on the evaluation of 30 years worth of research.
Young women are more likely than young men to be happy, because they are more likely to reach their goals at a young age. Young men, whose goals are linked to financial achievements, can’t achieve what they long for until later in life. Old men, however, become more content once they get that car, that house and whatever else is on their wishlist.
there is one thing that men and women both want: a happy relationship. Young women are, again, at an advantage, because they actually enjoy being in a relationship, while young men feel the pressure of constantly having to prove themselves. Presumably, this changes again for older men, who gain confidence, while older women live in fear of losing their husbands to a younger woman.
