There was a very small piece of news on the Metro last night, I almost missed it. It says that recent research concluded that marital problems cause more harm to women than men.

Is it just playing to the stereotypes potraying women as emotional and men with hearts of stone?

The news clipping on the Metro mentioned stress, depression and weight gain as “signs”. Hey, that’s me in one sentence. So the news did hit a very raw nerve.

Now googling for the news item I came across this bit:

“…the institution can either be good for your health – with lower risk of illness and longer life expectancy – or can be bad for you in terms of stress, putting on weight and lifestyle problem”

Living together is basically marriage without a piece of paper, anyway. So are we all supposed to stay single then?

Perhaps women should just treat men like disposal plates or reusable toys. Then we’ll all be healthy.

This piece of news is irritating. Like most who would have read the paper yesterday I did not read the research itself. There are so many factors to consider. Some men are not unfeeling gits, I’m sure they’re as affected as we are.

Like hubby though, they probably just don’t know how to deal with it or how to express their emotions. And that’s my real frustration.

Ewan, basta nakakainis.

What do you think?