Decades of research show that people in a stable, healthy marriage live longer and enjoy better health than people who are divorced, widowed, separated, or never married.
Specific benefits include:
A decrease in the rate of premature deaths
Less domestic violence
Less depression
Less substance abuse
Better heart health
Better ability to heal wounds.
A bad marriage on the other hand can wreck havoc,Effects of a bad marriage include high blood pressure, heart disease, and increased rates of cancer, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Although both men and women suffer from a bad marriage, the effects tend to be harder on women”.
Tips for a healthy marriage:
Share your values. They don’t need to be the same, but they need to be known and respected.
Listen to each other with care and compassion.
Accept each other’s positions on the issues on which you disagree and work toward a compromise that you both can live with.
Allow your marriage partner to grow and mature.
Make choices that bring you closer together.
