Decreases Anxiety

MRI scans have shown that those who are involved in stable, long-term relationships have greater activity and activation in the part of the brain that is responsible for the reward/pleasure response and less activation in the area of the brain associated with anxiety. #lovers

Lowers Blood Pressure

Happily married couples have been shown to have better blood pressure values as compared to those who are unhappily married or single. So, when you’re with the one you love, that light, fluttering feeling you have in your heart may actually be your blood pressure dropping. #lovers

Reduces Depression

Falling in love, getting married, and maintaining healthy relationships and friendships have been shown to reduce the feelings of isolation and depression in both males and females while simultaneously increasing their sense of belonging and happiness. #lovers