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Surely, some of you have found yourself arguing constantly with your husband or wife or being around a couple that seems to drive each other crazy. Everybody knows people like that, raising questions about why or how these couples can possibly stay together.
Well, it turns out that a poor-quality marriage, one filled with stress, arguing, fear, and dissatisfaction, can be quite damaging to the health of your heart. So it’s true that a poor marriage can lead to a broken (and unhealthy) heart.
Researchers looked at five years’ worth of data from roughly 1,200 married men and women who were between 57 and 85 years old at the beginning of the study. Participants answered survey questions about the quality of their marriage and provided their medical history about heart attacks, strokes, and hypertension. They also underwent lab tests to assess cardiovascular health.