In a study that followed more than 9,000 middle-aged adults for eight years, rates of heart disease were lowest among those who had never been married. The difference between those who had been married the whole time and those who had been single the whole time was not significant, but those who were "remarried," "divorced," and "widowed" — all statuses that can come from getting hitched — were significantly worse off
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