A new study that reveals a life as a single person could be shorter. Men who stay single could die between eight to 17 years before married men, while women who stay single could die seven to 15 years earlier than married women, researchers from the University of Louisville found. The researchers speculate that the reason is tied to poor health benefits because single people have less social support than couples. Age also plays a factor. The relative risk of death for singles aged 30 to 39-years-old was 128% than among married people of the same age, but decreased to about 16% for single 70-year-olds when compared to 70-year olds in wedlock. The study does not take into account the impact of bad marriages.
