A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, research suggests.
Couples in which both the husband and wife suppress their anger when one attacks the other die earlier than members of couples where one or both partners express their anger and resolve the conflict, preliminary results of a U-M study indicate. [continue reading…]
Same-sex couples are just as committed in their romantic relationships as heterosexual couples, say researchers who have studied the quality of adult relationships and healthy development. Their finding disputes the stereotype that couples in same-sex relationships are not as committed as their heterosexual counterparts and are therefore not as psychologically healthy.These results are from two studies featured in the January issue of Developmental Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association. This issue includes a special section that examines sexual orientation across the lifespan. [continue reading…]
Here’s a novel idea for unwinding after a stressful day at the office: Find a happy marriage.
That’s the suggestion from a new UCLA study that tracked levels of cortisol, a key stress hormone, among 30 Los Angeles married couples involved in one of our age’s trickiest juggling acts — raising kids when both parents work full time. [continue reading…]
Now you have something to blame besides a headache: German researchers have discovered that after four years of committed bliss, fewer than half of 30-year old women desire sex regularly, whereas-surprise, surprise -men’s sex drives remain constant. The Vancouver based sex therapist Marelize Swart says the study reflects what she sees in her practice, but ” both sexes want the same thong at the end of the day: closeness” To get closer try sharing a new sexual experience, such as using a vibrator. And, of course . taking Tylenol for the headache.
Source:Chatelaine , November 2007
