A Swiss university conducted a recent study on the health benefits of marriage.

　　The study proved that marriage protects men and women from chronic and occasional headaches. The psychological feeling of a lasting and stable relationship helps to reduce physical stress and increases the excretion of the happiness hormone in larger quantities than those of worry, fear and sadness.

　　The study also proved that early marriage helps man to get rid of most forms of psychological and nervous pressure, as well as the consequences of work problems and confrontation with society. Marriage also helps in treating insomnia and insufficient sleep in addition to getting rid of extra calories with no less than 200 calories burned during each sexual intercourse. This equals exercising for 40 minutes for men. Marriage also helps men retain their vitality for many years and decreases the possibility of their being afflicted with prostate cancer by no less than 85%. Moreover, the study asserted that marriage strengthens the heart muscles, activates blood circulation, and helps inhaling additional oxygen, which benefits the body and gives it more energy.

　　One of the most important findings of this study, which is based on a sample of 5,000 married men and women, is that marriage helps one enjoy intellectual, emotional and physical stability, and that if marriage lacked any of these elements, it would lead to dire consequences for the life of the husband and the wife.

　　All the 5,000 spouses who were included in this study asserted that their current life is much better than their life before marriage. They all affirmed that the presence of children in their life creates a happy marital relationship and understanding and helps them preserve the entity of the family.

　　The study mentioned that misunderstanding, insincerity, niggardliness and dominance are the most important things about which married people are concerned. On the other hand, love, understanding, sincerity, truthfulness, caring for the interests of each other and performing marital duties perfectly were proved to be among the factors that bring the spouses closer to each other.

　　The study concluded its results by saying, “It is not difficult to get married, but it is also not easy to be continually happy as a spouse.”