The Health Benefits of Companionship Marteen and Wiley Blankenship celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary by working as volunteers in Alabama, helping people in a small town devastated by a violent tornado. Many studies have shown that couples and married people tend to live longer than people who are single, divorced, or widowed. In fact, adults who never marry are about 58% more likely to die early than those who are married and living with their spouse (Kaplan & Kronick, 2006).
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