That's Fit

Now there's a headline liable to shake things up a bit! However, it is not as sensational as it appears to be. The University of Michigan followed nearly 200 couples over the course of 17 years and found out that when a spouse feels attacked, they're more likely to die earlier by keeping it bottled up inside.

This is opposed to expressing their anger and voicing the problem. Most people like to avoid conflict, so this comes as a very interesting study. The findings support getting into the fray when it's called for. Why? Because couples bottling it up are twice as likely to die earlier than their less timid counterparts.

Resolving conflict is always part of being in a relationship, so perhaps living longer is not just the only benefit to settling a dispute. Building up resentment due to keeping problems on the inside can make a person less healthy. After all, it chips away at medical vulnerabilities that are already present. Of course, couples shouldn't use this study as a reason to put on the boxing gloves!