We watched thousands of couples fight, and we followed them for years to see if they stayed together in lives of quiet desperation, whether they divorced, or whether they lived happily ever after, which of course means that they still fought, just like all couples.
As in any long marriage, it is not clear whether they are happily or unhappily married.
Second, there are doubts about whether people would happily wear something that has been fashioned from waste.
The shame of miscarriage is an enraging thing, kept alive by everyone who goes anywhere near a pregnancy, whether it ends happily or not.
She knew how old all the principal oboists were, whether they were married to someone whose work might take them to another city, and whether they were happily married.
Ever since I discovered that another use for remaindered books is to be made into the artificial snow used in filming, I have been unable to watch things like the Christmas episode of Downton Abbey without wondering happily whether the cast's faces are being gently kissed by flakes of, for instance, Ashley Cole's critically misunderstood autobiography.
7. Whether you are happily married or by yourself, you came into the world alone and will exit the world alone.
Try this in front of a mirror or with a friend if you're not sure about it (don't try to tell it word for word, just make sure you know what's going to happen and whether it ends happily or not).
Therefore, until and unless you come to terms with the impossibility of doing everything well--whether you're single or happily married--you will live in a state of doing, and lose the connection with yourself that transports you off that hamster wheel of endless motion.
Increased information also helps scientists make decisions on where to tackle an invasive species, or whether they will flourish happily and add to the ecology.
