MSN Lifestyle published an articles that talks about how your risk of dying is 23% higher in divorcees over married people and kills at the same rate as smoking. Although this comparison is shocking, there are several good reasons for this.
- Wives often act like de facto healthcare proxies and early detection of serious health problems saves lives
- A spouse’s unhealthy personality traits including depression and anxiety can kill the marriage and kill the ex (these traits have all been correlated with illness)
Read the entire article here: http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/article.aspx?cp-documentid=31988686&OCID=LIKE