关于幸福：什么让我们真正幸福？

Despite the divorce rate, there may be something to the phrase 'wedded bliss.' A recent study posed the question, are married people happier than their single counterparts? Essentially, yes. Researchers in Michigan found that un-married people showed a decline in happiness as time went on whereas those that had tied the knot, did not.
虽然离婚率居高不下，婚姻的快乐依然存在。一项最近的研究提出了这个问题，已婚人士比单身人士更幸福吗？答案是肯定的。密歇根的研究人员发现，随着时间的推移，未婚人士的幸福感会逐渐降低，而那些已婚人士则不会。

5. Age isn't just a number
年龄不仅仅是一个数字

Maybe you thought you were happy getting your driver's license, graduating college, or landing your dream job. But those teen and 20-something milestones are nothing compared to the feelings of elation that the ripe-young age of 33 brings. A U.K. based website found that 70-percent of people over 40 surveyed said they were happiest at that age and felt that was when they were able to attain 'true' happiness.
也许当你拿到驾照，从大学毕业或者获得梦寐以求的工作时，你曾经认为自己是幸福的。但这些青少年或者20多岁的里程碑时获得的喜悦，和33岁这种轻熟年纪相比简直不值一提。一家英国的网站发现，40岁以上参与调查的人中，有70%的人认为自己在40岁的年龄段最幸福，而且只有到了40岁他们才可能获得“真正地”幸福。

6. Facebook failure
社交网络的失败

Psychology students at Stanford found that the social network may be making us sad. Why? Because others seem so happy in comparison. The studies examined how college students evaluated moods, and by scrolling through attractive pictures, braggy status updates, accomplished BIOS, and seemingly 'perfect lives' on Facebook, the students became miserable and depressed about their own lives. The researchers reasoned it to the human need of not just wanting to be happy, but wanting to be happier than others.
斯坦福大学心理系的学生发现，社交网络可能会让我们郁闷。为什么呢？因为相比之下，别人看上去都过得很快乐。这项研究调查了大学生评价情绪的方法。调查对象浏览吸引人的照片，不断更新自我炫耀的状态，填写个人资料，在Facebook上看起来拥有“完美生活”，而学生们对于自己的生活则感到痛苦和沮丧。研究人员认为，这是因为人们不仅需要幸福，还想比他人更幸福。