Brian Dukes

555 days ago

Waldinger says that while social connections are good for us, loneliness kills. Those who are connected are happier, physically healthier, and live longer. Lonely folks are less happy, their health and brain function declines earlyier in life, and they die younger. He goes on to say it’s not the number of friends you have, but the quality of your relationships. While a good marriage protects us, a bad one is harmful.

The Many Benefits Of A Good Marriage

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The Harvard Study of Adult Development is an amazing body of work. For 84 years and counting, they have followed 268 Harvard sophomores and a group of boys from Boston’s poorest neighbourhoods. They are now following the offspring of the original subjects and have added their wives.