my researchers tell me that you're either a happy person, or you're not.
life events like getting married and getting a new job and having babies (not necessarily in that order) can make you temporarily happy but the essence of happiness is in ourselves, you see.
my research team know this because they studied hundreds of german people, and found that the phrase 'time heals' is actually true - whether a positive or a negative event happened, people generally reverted to their 'normal' state over time. people have a fixed, underlying state of happiness ...
i think this is significant because i have just discovered that doris has decided to build a brick wall down the middle of our bed.
but i expect i'll get over it.
