How can you tell if a couple is happily in love? Regular sickeningly sweet photos on Facebook? Couple rings? Using hashtags like #romantic, #dinner, #luckyme, #love, #cute, #blessed, #loved? What about baby talk and finishing each other’s sentences? According to science, the best way to tell if a couple is happily in love is by looking at their waistlines. Yourtango report that research at the National Center for Biotechnology Information found that couples who report satisfaction in their marriage tend to GAIN weight. For a period of four years, researchers followed 169 couples in their first marriage. They measured the couples’ weight twice a year, and asked questions about their marital life and overall satisfaction. The results? People in happy marriages gained a significant amount of weight. Meanwhile, those who remained slim reported rocky marriages that eventually ended in divorce. The researchers theorize that the phenomena has something to do with attracting mates. Happier couples no longer feel the need to attract a new mate; therefore, there’s less stress on appearance. Meanwhile, those in rocky relationships maintain their slim figure to continue attracting mates. Although these couples don’t have to worry about their partner only loving them for their looks, it [...]
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