10 Health Benefits of Being in a Relationship

Loneliness is a killer. One study of seniors found that, over a 10-year period, men who felt lonely were 30 percent more likely to die than those that didn’t. For women, the increase in death among the lonely was only four percent. In general, men are less likely to have social networks, so spouses can play a big part in combatting feelings of loneliness. 

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