New Research: Marriage Benefits Men More—But This One Change Can Fix It

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

I dive into the science of modern heterosexual relationships, and what I found shook me. Men tend to live longer and gain emotional and health support, even in low quality marriages. While women only receive these benefits in very high-quality marriages. To rebalance invisible labor and create fairer systems for women, I share tools you can use with insights I’ve gained from top experts. I also discuss the possible benefits of an unmarried life path. Whether you're single or partnered, after listening to this episode you'll leave feeling informed and empowered to create nourishing, sustainable relationships that benefit you. 🎧 What you’ll learn: The Fair Play Method for dividing household responsibilities The Time-Tracking Method for revealing hidden inequalities Why rotating career priorities reduces burnout, resentment, and wage gaps How to identify emotional over-dependence in relationships Two powerful ways for men to build emotional support systems outside their partners The 5-minute weekly check-in that can transform connection, communication, and fairness How to define what a truly good marriage looks like for you ✨ Homework: Choose one task or domain in your home—meals, laundry, scheduling, kids’ activities—and assign FULL ownership to one partner (planning, remembering, doing, follow-up). Or try the 5-minute weekly check-in with the three questions shared in the episode. Notice how shifting just one dynamic lightens your load and deepens mutual support. Check out the previous episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: New Science: Why Women Are So Exhausted + The Surprising Ways to Feel Better with Dr. Corinne Low Invisible Labor Is Damaging Your Relationships–But This 6 Minute Exercise Can Change Everything with Eve Rodsky Subscribe to Liz’s Substack to download a FREE Connection Card Game: https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome Ready to transform every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Shop our conversation cards, cute merch & more at https://shop.lizmoody.com/. Use our vetted discount codes at https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. Join The Liz Moody Podcast Club: www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to our sponsors: AG1: Visit DrinkAG1.com/LizMoody for a FREE year supply of Vitamin D + 5 travel packs. LMNT: Go to DrinkLMNT.com/LizMoody to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order. Osea: Get 10% off your first order at OseaMalibu.com with code LIZMOODY or LIZMOODY10. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 388 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was at a talk recently with a very famous, very single woman in her 60s.
0:04.2	And she was asked if she was interested in dating.
0:06.8	And she said, why would I be?
0:09.3	She said statistically the happiest people in the world are single women.
0:13.1	She said, they live longer than married women.
0:15.4	They're healthier.
0:16.2	They earn more money.
0:17.6	So I started to wonder, is this actually true? What do the data say? Are single women actually
0:23.8	happier than married women? Does marriage benefit men more than women? I have been running into a lot of
0:30.8	women in my own life who are opting out of the dream of heterosexual marriage. I know women raising
0:36.5	babies with their best friends or with their
0:38.2	own moms because it feels more supportive. It feels easier than raising a baby with a man.
0:43.9	Or as one of my friends said, it's easier to take care of one baby than two babies.
0:49.4	I began to dive into the research and what I found shook me to my core, especially the last bit of
0:55.3	research that I'm going to share, which made everything else make so much sense. So all of that
1:01.6	is what we're going to get into today. Welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where we share
1:09.8	science-back tools and tips to empower you to live your best life.
1:13.8	But we do it in a way that's fun that makes space for emotions and vulnerabilities and the realities of our actual busy lives.
1:21.1	I'm your host, Liz Moody, and I'm a longtime journalist and best-selling author.
1:24.8	And because this is the Liz Moody podcast, we're not just going to talk about
1:28.2	what's going on in the world. We're not just going to explore trending topics. No, we are going to talk about
1:33.8	action steps. We're going to talk about creating change that makes our lives better. So we are going to get
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