How relationships affect happiness

Romantic relationships have a greater influence on life satisfaction than work.

This is very telling: We may regard relationships more highly than success at work, according to 2013 research from the National University of Entre Rios in Argentina. The study analyzed more than 200 participants ages 23 to 27 to determine how love and work rank in terms of life satisfaction. “A much stronger stability was found in love than in work domain,” the study authors wrote.