Marriage Health - Topics

Why do married couples report less loneliness than unmarried adults? What research shows about married people living longer How much does cousin marriage really raise the risk of birth defects? How a spouse's smoking or poor diet rubs off on the partner Who makes medical decisions when a spouse cannot speak for themselves Cousin marriage among British Pakistani families and the health debate Why trauma survivors often struggle with intimacy How long marriages survive serious illness and caregiving What defines the late-life stage of a marriage? When a spouse's depression takes over the marriage Feeling lonely inside a marriage and what it does to mental health How caring for a sick spouse changes the marriage Menopause and marital intimacy: dryness and the talk nobody starts What emotional intimacy looks like when the sex life has gone quiet Can intimacy in marriage hold up when one partner is depressed? Sex after childbirth: how long couples really wait and what helps Does a good marriage really protect against depression Why divorce and separation are linked to worse health outcomes Keeping desire alive in a marriage of thirty years Respite care so a caregiving spouse can get one night off How a spouse's illness wrecks the partner's sleep and stress levels Who pays for elder care when an adult child's marriage is already stretched? Do long commutes and shift work wear down marriage satisfaction? Do you owe care to a spouse who has become someone you did not marry Support groups for spouses of people with addiction The health cost of staying in an unhappy marriage How much physical affection does a marriage need to feel close? Erectile dysfunction and marital intimacy: the conversation couples avoid Why many men struggle to name their need for emotional intimacy Why the betrayed spouse cannot stop checking the phone How much does chronic illness in the family change marriage satisfaction? How do couples handle the shift into caring for an ill spouse?