Running head: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARITAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING Relationship between Marital Health and Physical Well-Being Name: University: Student Number: Date: Relationship between marital health and physical well-being Introduction Marriage is an institution that attracts many research studies in the world. There are various issues that surround the marital relationships in the society. Marriage is associated with several behaviors, and many couples portray certain characteristics that are not common in the single or divorced people in the society. The family, formed by married people, is the fundamental unit of a community. Thus, the behavioral patterns demonstrated by married couples are of primary importance to the social fabric that exists in a society. Hence, the society can be judged using the characteristics that are shown by the married people. Marriage, for example is associated with the physical and psychological experiences of the partners. This paper explores the core relationship between marriage and the physical well-being of people who are married. Marriage can be credited with the physical and mental well-being of the individuals who are married (Bird & Rieker, 2008). There exists overwhelming evidence that married adults are more comfortable and healthier than their unmarried friends, who face many health problems (Bird & Rieker, 2008). The adults who have never married and the divorced or the widowed are believed to experienc...