Married Folks ARE NOT Healthier than Single Folks!

I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!

I have always pondered why studies have shown that married folks are healthier than singles. It just didn't seem logical to me, since marital stress and conflict are associated with coronary disease and higher mortality risk.

New, more realistic, studies are revealing that married people are NOT healthier than singles! (Ref: Psychology Today, Nov/Dec 08, Page 93).

Single people have a much more diverse relationship portfolio. Meaning, they DO have more sexual partners, maybe not AS MUCH sex as a married person, however, they have more partners - which is biologically more in line with how we (humans) are SUPPOSE to be living!

Also, past studies did NOT take into account the HUGE amount of stress that marriage causes. Women in hostile marriages have more coronary artery disease, while men in more controlling relationships (whether they are the dominator or the one getting bossed around) have more coronary artery disease than single men. Both situations likely activate stress responses, which are known to contribute to, if not cause, an array of ailments.