9 surprising health benefits of being in a healthy relationship
There are tons of practical and emotional benefits to being in a healthy partnership, including having someone to hold your hand through the bad times and marathon your favorite show with you.
But having a good relationship can also have some profound effects on your physical well-being. Here are the biggest ways that being in love can put you in better health.
It can make you happier.
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Being in a healthy and supportive relationship can actually have a big boost on your happiness level, according to several studies.
Being in love has a big effect on your oxytocin level, which promotes bonding and comfort. This is why you love being around your partner, and why just being near them can boost your mood.
It can help you to live longer.
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It's been a long-held theory that married people live longer than their single counterparts.
Although it's had some studies to the contrary recently, other studies continue to show that being in a healthy relationship allows people to live a longer life.
But we can all probably agree the truth benefit of a healthy partnership is having someone you're happy to spend those years with.
It can help you age more gracefully.
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If you want to grow old, it helps to have someone to do it with.
A study by the University of Missouri Department of Human Development and Family Studies found that people who were in happy marriages actually rated their heath as higher, even in older age, than those who remained single or were in unhappy relationships.
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