Spread the Love and Live Longer

Live like a combative TV reality star and you may die young. 

People who are constantly at odds with their families, friends and neighbors are more likely to die in middle age, a big new study from Denmark finds. 

The study provides some broad new evidence for what other researchers have found on a smaller scale: Too much arguing is bad for your health.

The Danish researchers, reporting Thursday in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, also found that people who worry a lot about partners and children or say those family members "demand too much" have a higher risk of dying young.

The study is a reminder that while close relationships can confer health benefits, they also may come with health risks, says lead author Rikke Lund, a public health researcher at the University of Copenhagen. "That tends to be overlooked," she says. 

Lund and colleagues asked nearly 10,000 men and women ages 36 to 52 how often they "experience conflict" with partners, children, other family members, friends and neighbors. They also asked about worries and demands in those relationships.

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