_Blackstar t1_j0yvavg wrote on December 20, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Go spend more time with your parents, especially if they're widowed? Got it!

uasoil123 t1_j0yvdpa wrote on December 20, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Okay yeah but actually

insaneintheblain t1_j0zkj9v wrote on December 20, 2022 at 4:16 PM

Both my parents are widowed

_Blackstar t1_j0zkri2 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 4:18 PM

Bruce Wayne is that you?

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Robot-Candy t1_j1066xy wrote on December 20, 2022 at 6:35 PM

Agreed. Social interaction isn’t only being married, but marriage gets pushed pretty hard anyway. Quick everyone get married or you’ll go insane!

iceyed913 t1_j12v9p5 wrote on December 21, 2022 at 6:59 AM

It's not like the research could have picked up that those with predementia and or other health factors predisposing to cognitive decline in middle age are likelier to end up unmarried. Loneliness is horrible, but given the right cognitive functioning it should not even occur in the first place.

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magloo999 t1_j11o9gb wrote on December 21, 2022 at 12:39 AM

yeah definitely more so about having community and engagement than about marital status. but i’m sure marital status can impact one’s opportunities for socializing in old age

uasoil123 t1_j11vyvu wrote on December 21, 2022 at 1:38 AM

Oh absolutely

Research finds people who are married have a lower risk of developing dementia after the age of 70 than those who are unmarried or divorced. Previous studies suggest that being married later in life protects against dementia, and that being single in old age increases the risk of dementia

uasoil123 t1_j0ytmgu wrote on December 20, 2022 at 12:46 PM