How Being Single Can Affect Your Health

• Single people are less likely to gain weight than those in a relationship.
• With more time to themselves, singles are more likely to exercise on a regular basis.
• Singles tend to have less stress about chores and more flexibility with money.
• Single people are likely to have more close friends, which is crucial to well-being and longevity.
• For people who live alone, recovery after surgery may be more dangerous without someone to support them.
• People who are married or cohabitating, have twice as much sex as singles.

Whether single or partnered, the quality of your relationships affects your health. So whether friends, coworkers or a significant other, investing in your connections is always good medicine.