Proven: marriage makes men fatter
The main reason I would ever want to get married is definitely the big party after the ceremony. I really dream of a festival that lasts several days, somewhere in a sunny country with all our friends and family together. Furthermore, I honestly don't have much to do with marriage. I think that's because I'm afraid that everything will go downhill from that moment on. I immediately see two people on the couch, in gray matching tracksuits with a bowl of noodles on their laps. This image is probably burned into my retina by all the bad romcoms I've seen, in which married couples no longer make an effort for each other. And I'm mainly talking about the men who suddenly don't want to have sex with their wives and gain pounds.
Yet this last point is not entirely nonsense, as research has indeed shown that marriage makes men fatter. Researchers from Leeds Metropolitan University conducted research on this and discovered that married men are fatter than single men. Once men step into the marriage boat, they apparently not only change their relationship status but also their eating and drinking habits. Married men treat themselves more often to cake, chocolate, cookies, and cupcakes. Additionally, they also drink more wine. Well, that certainly adds up.
But what thought could be behind this? The first (and most obvious) reason is that men no longer have to conquer their beloved. The prize is won, so they can lean back comfortably. Very annoying and especially very cliché, but apparently, it's the hard truth. And that's exactly why I'm so wary about marriage. Maybe this is something to contractually establish once you decide to get married. After all, we also make promises about staying together and agreements about possessions, so why shouldn't we also talk about not neglecting yourself after saying 'I do'? I actually think that's a brilliant idea.
Another thought from the researchers is that the partners are to blame for the weight gain, as they prepare meals for their husbands that are high in calories. It could also be that the wives bring home more unhealthy snacks, which the men then largely snack on. Well, I find this a bit too easy to hide behind. My advice for the men is: just keep doing your best and don't immediately cancel your gym membership after the honeymoon, because nothing is guaranteed and the ‘prize’ is never definitively won.
