Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland asked a simple question
of 10,000 married men with no history of chest pains (angina): “Does your wife
show you her love?” Those men answering yes were found to experience significantly
less angina in the next five years than husbands responding no - despite such negative
indicators as elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes or electrocardiogram abnormalities.

There’s plenty of evidence that both human sexuality and intimacy and love and marriage
are very, very good for our health,” Dr. Stephen Bogdewic, vice chair of family medicine at
Indiana University School of Medicine told Indianapolis Star reporter Shari Rudavsky.
“If a new drug had the same impact, virtually every doctor in the country would be
recommending it.

Researchers found men and women in unhappy marriages suffered from increased
stress levels throughout the day at home and at work as well as higher blood pressure
at midday at the office, which could raise the risk of heart attack or stroke.