Speaking of happy relationships, another aspect of living life as a couple is being together—and being apart. Research conducted in Germany in the 80s found that husbands who kissed their wives before going to work every day lived an average of five years longer than those who didn’t.
The results were based on the fact that, typically, if you leave the house and don’t give your spouse a proper kiss, you are more likely to be in a fight or not as close as you once were. Because of that, higher levels of stress and higher scores of depression and dissatisfaction were likely to be present.
The research also found that kissing before leaving for work was akin to earning more, and not kissing before work increased the possibility of getting in a car accident on the way to the office by as much as 50 per cent.
Mature slower
Growing pains can hit hard, but if you can manage to stay young at heart, your physical health will thank you.
investigating longevity looked at how old people feel in relation to their lifespan. The results showed that those who felt younger than their actual age lived longer than those who felt older than their actual age or the same as their actual age.
It all came down to habits. People who felt younger than they actually are were more likely to engage in healthier habits that affect heart health and other parameters because when people feel or see themselves as older, they are more likely to give up on the “young” activities, such as regular exercise, that keep them alive for longer.
