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There are many benefits to tying the knot. From health insurance to tax benefits, married couples enjoy some perks that non-married couples don’t. <\/span><\/p>\n But there’s another rumored benefit of marriage that might be more valuable than financial savings: <\/span><\/i>Health benefits. <\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Marriage is often touted as being beneficial for your health, but is that true? And do men and women benefit equally?<\/span><\/p>\n Yes, there is some truth behind the thought that marriage can actually make you healthier – but it’s specific to married men. <\/span> A survey<\/span><\/a> of 127,545 American adults focused on how marriage may affect health and resulted in surprising findings. According to the study, married men are healthier than men who were divorced, widowed, or never married. Additional findings included:<\/span><\/p>\n The problem is, it’s difficult to tell whether marriage alone is responsible for these health benefits. There appears to be a clear correlation between marriage and improved health for men, but other factors may be at work.<\/span><\/p>\n For instance, married men are less likely to be lonely than unmarried men, and loneliness can be detrimental to health. <\/span><\/p>\n It’s also possible that married men stay more active and even eat better than unmarried men, which could also contribute to their health.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n When married, spouses likely encourage each other to go to the doctor more often, and it’s less likely for someone to brush over a persistent health issue. <\/span><\/p>\n Risky behavior also often decreases when men tie the knot, and married couples often benefit from a higher standard of living than they would enjoy if they were single.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Do married women enjoy the same effects as married men? Unfortunately, research indicates the opposite effect. According to<\/span> a study<\/span><\/a> by University College London, the London School of Economics, and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, married women don’t enjoy the same health benefits that marriage seems to give to men.<\/span><\/p>\n The study found that not marrying is less detrimental to women than it is to men. <\/span><\/p>\n Middle-aged women who never married had almost the same chance of developing metabolic syndrome as married women did. <\/span><\/p>\n These unmarried women had a far lower risk of developing breathing problems or heart issues than unmarried men.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/span>Healthier married men<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Unhealthier married women<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>What about divorce?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
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