“Single men have the social pressure of keeping themselves fit to increase their attractiveness and find a partner,” noted researchers at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, “while married men no longer have that requirement, or at least they have it to a lower extent….women’s attractiveness might not be related to fitness or strength but to other traits, such as a narrow waist to hip ratio.”
The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology comes on the heels of a 2009 University of Chicago study, which found that divorcees (both genders) are 20% more likely to develop chronic illnesses, like heart disease, diabetes or cancer, than married people. That study also found that divorced people have 23% more mobility problems (e.g. climbing stairs, walking distances).
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