Long-distance married couples may have better health benefits

The Boston Globe reports:

Researchers have long associated marriage — particularly happy ones — with physical and mental health benefits. A new Northwestern University study suggests that married couples who live apart some of the time benefit as much or even more than those who see each other every day.

Researchers surveyed 296 people in either “proximal” marriages — typical arrangements in which spouses see each other daily or almost daily — or “long-distance” marriages — those in which spouses live more than 50 miles apart the majority of the week, often because of a job. They found that those who were apart from their spouses more often had higher scores on a measure of overall health than those who saw each other most days. The long-distance spouses also reported lower general anxiety and depression levels, as well as less fatigue, better diet, and more frequent exercise.

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