The best marriage is a win-win situation. However, it doesn't turn out to be so as far as male and female are concerned. A study carried out by Social Psychology Quarterly shows as for the quality of the marriage, the evaluation of married women over 50 is lower than that of their husbands'. That is to say, in a long-term marriage, men seem to be more satisfied with their marriage than women.
The researchers selected more than 200 pairs of couples over the age of 50 from two dynamic surveys in 2009 and 2013. They were asked two questions in two surveys. One is how much their partner supports them, and the other is the degree that their partner upsets them, that is, their partner's shortcomings. The researchers found that in the two surveys, wives scored lower than their husbands in their marriages. On the whole, only 29% of the wives scored higher than their husbands.
In addition, research shows that emotions between partners can also be contagious. The researchers compared the results from the two surveys in 2009 and 2013 , finding partner's views will change. For example,with positive view of marriage, the husband will often improve the marriage view of his wife while the negative perceptions of the wife's marriage will lower the evaluation of marriage for the husband. In other words, if you don't like your marriage, it's contagious. You will show your dissatisfaction intentionally or unintentionally, which can infect your partner. And if you like your marriage, you may tend to be a better partner, and your partner will take more positive perspective towards marriage.
新研究：男性对婚姻更满意？
最好的婚姻是双赢的，但是对男性和女性来说，似乎并不是这样。《社会心理学季刊》(Social Psychology Quarterly)的一项研究表明，年龄超过50岁的已婚女性对婚姻质量的评价要低于丈夫一方的评价。也就是说，在长期的婚姻中，男性似乎比女性对自己的婚姻更满意。
研究人员从2009年和2013年两次动态调查中，挑选了200多对超过50岁的伴侣。这些人在两次调查中被问到两个问题。一个问题是伴侣对他们的支持程度，还有一个问题是伴侣让自己心烦的程度，也就是伴侣的缺点。研究人员发现，在两次调查中，妻子们对各自婚姻的评分要低于丈夫。整体来看，只有29%的妻子对婚姻的评分高于丈夫。
此外，研究表明，伴侣之间的情绪也是会传染的。研究人员对比了2009年和2013年的两次调查结果，发现参与调查的伴侣的观点是会改变的，比如，丈夫对婚姻的正面看法往往会改善妻子的看法，而妻子的负面看法也会降低丈夫对他们婚姻的评价。换句话说，如果你不喜欢自己的婚姻，这种情绪是会传染的。你会有意无意地表现出你的不满，这会感染到你的伴侣。而如果你喜欢你的婚姻，你可能也会表现出来，成为一个更好的伴侣，而你的另一半会逐渐更正面地看待你们的结合。
