Healthy living with long-time partner
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Several studies have found that marriage has health benefits, but new research shows that living in a partnership – married or not – is good for your health. Couples living together in long-term relationships seem to be as healthy as married couples, according to a study led by Dr Brienna Perelli-Harris at the ESRC Centre for Population Change.
The study compared data from five countries: the US, UK, Australia, Germany and Norway. The findings indicate that there is a consistent, positive association between living in a partnership and health in middle age across all countries.
Partnerships seem to be important for both men and women’s health, but other aspects of people’s lives contribute to how they rate their health – and whether they feel that they benefit from living with a partner.
Earlier research suggests that in the UK and US, living together without being married is associated with disadvantage and poverty. Welfare policies can also strengthen this trend; low benefits coup...
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