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Is marriage healthy? There is an intricate connection between marriage and health. Positive and negative effects of marriage vary depending on whether you are happily married or unhappily married.<\/span><\/p>\n Numerous studies have been conducted along these lines, and the scientific findings of the <\/span>effects of marriage on health<\/span><\/a> have been very revealing and surprising in some instances.<\/span><\/p>\n These findings confirm to a large extent what we all know instinctively at a gut-level: when you are in a good and happy <\/span>relationship<\/span><\/a>, your general health and wellbeing improve. And of course, the opposite is also true.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>critical factor is the <\/b>quality of your relationship.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n This article will discuss some of the positive effects of marriage and some of the negative physical effects of a strained and stressful marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n Positive health and psychological effects of marriage<\/b><\/p>\n The positive side of marriage shows that both partners who are happily married show signs of better general health than those who are not married or are widowed or divorced.<\/span><\/p>\n A reason stated for this is that married couples may be more careful with diet and exercise and holding one another accountable.<\/span><\/p>\n Also, a spouse can notice if you are not yourself or not feeling well and get you to the doctor for a timely checkup, thus preventing health issues from becoming more serious.<\/span><\/p>\n The most obvious <\/span>physical benefit of marriage<\/span><\/a> is that <\/span>partners look out for each other<\/b> and help each other to stay healthy, physically.<\/span><\/p>\n Research shows that married people tend to think twice before engaging in risky behaviors. When a person has a spouse and possibly children to care for and provide for, people often feel they need to be more careful and responsible.<\/span><\/p>\n Bad habits like smoking and excessive drinking or reckless driving are sometimes abandoned for the sake of a loving spouse who encourages his or her partner to strive to be the best that they can be.<\/span><\/p>\n Due to the better general health and better lifestyle choices, it is understandable that the survival of happily married couples can be longer than those who are either unhappily married or single.<\/span><\/p>\n If a couple gets married when they are both still young, <\/span>the effects of early marriage<\/a><\/span> on health can be either positive or negative, depending on their maturity and commitment to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n A loving couple who seeks to bring out the best in one another can look forward to a long and fruitful life, enjoying their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren together.<\/span><\/p>\n Happily married couples generally don’t have as many insecurities about aging as unmarried people do. <\/span>People in happy relationships<\/span><\/a> know that their partners <\/span>love<\/span><\/a> and care for them, even if they don’t remain as attractive as they once were.<\/span><\/p>\n Their relationship bond is strong, and their <\/span>physical appearance makes a little difference.<\/b> Therefore aging is not something that happily married couples frown upon.<\/span><\/p>\n Another positive effect of marriage is that you always have someone to care for you when you get sick.<\/span><\/p>\n Couples in happy relationships recover quickly from ailments as they have their partners by their side to take care of them, comfort them, give them medicines, consult the doctor, and do whatever is required.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>1. General health<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>2. Less risky behaviors<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>3. Longevity<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>4. Married people age more happily<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>5. Recover from ailments more quickly<\/span><\/h2>\n