Study says marrying early can lessen the risk of heart diseases. But, it's already giving me a heart attack

Even the idea of getting married in my twenties is terrifying. Photo Courtesy: YouTube

Unfortunately, the things that you run away from in life haunt you the most. I say this from personal experience. Because the more I shy away from getting married in my early twenties, the more it bites me in the ass.

In fact, even when I decide to turn a deaf ear to the demands of my parents and relatives and try to divert my attention to work--it still doesn't really help. Because while at work today, I came across a research that advocates the idea of getting married early for health-related reasons. It's like the whole universe is conspiring against me.

A study conducted by experts at the Aston Medical School in Birmingham has found that adults, who are at high-risk of heart disease, are less likely to die young if married.

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Either the researchers have been bribed by all those parents dying to get their khuli-tijori-like daughters married or they are some distant relatives of my Punjabi mother, who has been trying to convince me to tie the knot since my 20th birthday.

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Apart from the obsession with getting happy, single people married at a young age, I've noticed one more similarity between the researchers and my Punjabi mother. Just like the Punjabi household relentlessly offers ghee ke paranthe even to the members with high cholesterol or heart problems, the outcomes of the study too are worsening the situation of young heart patients and those prone to heart diseases.

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The study blatantly states that young, married people suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes have a higher chance of survival compared to those who are single. But I say, giving the faint-hearted such ideas will make them even more prone to more severe diseases just like those tasty-but-poisonous ghee paranthas. You get the similarity now?

Even if for a second, I give the highly educated researchers the benefit of doubt, and believe their claims, I still have a question: Perhaps, getting married young can spare you the horror of an early death, but what about destruction of your mental peace and emotional well-being that would come along with commitment? What if you are just not ready to take up responsibilities?

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Most importantly, what about making a career first and standing on your own feet so that you never have to depend on a guy for financial help?

I'd much rather die early than live long with that burden of giving up my singlehood and independence so early in life. Because you know what? That burden on my chest will any way kill me or at least will be potent enough to give a heart attack or two. In fact, I can already feel my heart pounding. Damn!