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Economist Calculates the Six-Figure Value of Love You don't have to have a lot of money to feel rich. Economist David Blanchflower calculates that being married is the emotional equivalent of an extra $100,000 a year.

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Economist Calculates the Six-Figure Value of Love

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You don't have to have a lot of money to feel rich. Economist David Blanchflower calculates that being married is the emotional equivalent of an extra $100,000 a year.