How to Tell If a Claim about Marriage Is Bogus — in One Easy Step

Bella DePaulo
9 min readAug 31, 2019
These women think claims about marriage are hilarious

They’re at it again — all those reporters clamoring to claim that marriage is the magical elixir offering happiness, health, and a long life to all who come to its altar.

This time, the specific claim is that marriage staves off dementia. No, the study did not show that. But instead of telling you only why that particular claim is as suspect as so many

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Bella DePaulo

“America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience,” according to the Atlantic. SINGLE AT HEART book coming on Dec 5, 2023. www.belladepaulo.com