Having a brother or sister who has gone through a divorce may keep us from separating from our own spouse even if we are unhappy, a study suggests.
Academics at the University of Antwerp, who studied 67,000 couples and their siblings over 20 years, found that we were less likely to split up after watching a brother or sister go through a separation.
The effects were particularly pronounced among siblings who were in the same type of relationship (married or cohabiting) and when they were close in age.
The researchers, whose findings were published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, said: “A sibling breakup might have a protective impact on relationship status and duration.”
One reason may be that seeing the negative consequences of a breakup can make people think twice about ending their own relationships.
Researchers found that people are less likely to split up after watching a sibling go through a divorce (File)
The academics said: ‘When people receive information about the experience of divorce or separation of someone close to them, such as a sibling, this can have a significant impact on their considerations regarding partnership dissolution.
‘By witnessing firsthand the emotional turmoil, financial strain and social disruption that often accompany the dissolution of a marriage or long-term relationship, people may become more cautious about pursuing a similar path and facing the downsides that come with ending a relationship.’
…and garlic improves a man’s love life, if anyone gets close enough!
It has been used to ward off vampires and was consumed by the Romans and ancient Greeks to give them strength.
In France, garlic is a staple of the kitchen in the so-called land of lovers, which could support the discovery that garlic significantly improves a man’s love life. It could even be a new way to treat impotence.
Twenty men with erectile dysfunction had a 50 percent improvement in their symptom scores after chewing or drinking the juice of two cloves of garlic a day for a month, a study reveals.
Archive. Garlic could be the key to a happy love life, substantially reducing erectile dysfunction
The improvement was almost five times greater than that seen in a group of 20 men who were given a drug similar to Viagra but without garlic.
Garlic works by increasing levels of hydrogen sulfide, which widens blood vessels and increases blood flow to essential areas, said urologists at the Kadave Institute of Medical Sciences in India.
Researchers feared the men would drop out of the trial, but mouthwash saved the day.
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