I am in former camp.
Just ask Loreena Bobbit’s husband. He would agree.
Yeah, just ask John Bobbit!...................
I had a friend whose wife (now ex) was going through crazy Menopause and she was an alcoholic. It gave him a heart condition.
So yes, its both a cause, and an effect.
I want to see what the health impact is of the postmodern leftism. Those folks seem to have their knickers in a chronic and acute twist. That can’t be good for mental or physical health!
Sounds like more junk science.
LOL!
Any major life change or dramatic upheaval can affect health.
Why do men die before their wives?
Because they want to.
Having a thoroughly brain-washed leftist sister who won’t shut up with her snarky propaganda comments is bad for my health.
Greater impact on men? Is anyone surprised? They needed a study for this?
Apologies to all wonderful women Freepers. But in my experience and hearing experiences of other men friends of mine, it seems that women tend to want things to be a certain way, expect their men to be a certain way, and when their men fail to live up to expectation, fail to adhere to the criteria set by the women, that’s when conflict happens. And the man tends to be on the losing side.
Flame away. I am sure others have had different experiences. I’m just reporting some personal experience and some discussions I’ve had with other men and their experiences.
Keep Christ at the center of the marriage and the rest falls into place.
...not to mention your bank account.
As a survivor of one bad marriage & as someone who’s been in a very happy marriage for over 20 years now, let me just say,
“DUH!”
Well Duhh!
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Me too!
When my wife is irritated with me, she says “I’ll make you some special tea, and you can take a long nap afterwards...”
It’s the “special tea” and the look on her face and the tone of her voice when she says it that makes me nervous!
“I am in former camp.”
Tell me, how is it that a bad marriage, with all of its arguments, is EVER going to improve the health of either party?
The really surprising thing is that you can get paid for doing a “study” like this. Actually, nevermind - with our government, it isn’t really a surprise. It is as aggravating as having the money to pay off a credit card sitting in the bank, and then coming home to find out that your wife spent it all on shoes and eating out with her annoying friends.
It’s long been established that chronic long term stress can damage your health.
I’m fortunate that I married a chronically happy woman.
Anybody who has ever been through a divorce will understand the negative effects of a bad marriage with lots of conflict. My wife and I divorced when I was 44. At 46 I had a mild heart attack. I think the divorce was a major contributing factor.
The liberal solution would be divorce.
The better solution is marital counseling with someone other than a harpy who will hate on the husband and blame him for everything.
Even Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University would be better than most “marriage counseling”, it solves a lot of money fights and opens up communication for a lot of couples.