Jan 31 2008
Conflicts among couples allow them to live longer: New research
Jan 31: An interesting study has revealed that the blazing row with the spouse will help to enhance the lifetime. A good fight among the partners will help them to live longer. As according to the research the husbands and wives who suppress their emotions are likely to die earlier than those who speak out their emotions.
Suppressing the emotions will lead to much health related disorders that will end up in death. If the couple express their anger by shouting out their emotions to solve their conflict, they are expected to live longer than one or both of the couple who used to suppress their emotions.
This unique study was conducted by the researchers at the University of Michigan. The study includes 192 couples who were married more than 17 years ago and they were categorised into four. The categories includes both partners communicate their anger, either male or female express while the other suppress as the second and third category and both the partners suppress their anger and disappointment.
While commenting on this the lead writer and Professor emeritus of the University Of Michigan School Of Public Health, Ernest Harburg said: “When couples get together, reconciliation about the conflict will be their main agenda. If they fail to take initiative to resolve their differences and keep on burying their anger and disappointment, then those couples will land up in real trouble.”
Out of the 192 couples considered for the research, 26 of them suppressed their emotions and there were 13 deaths in that group. 41 deaths added from the remaining 166 pairs affix more proof to the findings of the study.
In a nutshell the study gives green signal for couples to indulge in conflict, as it will allow them to live longer!
