In relationships, women tend to take the lead in promoting healthy behaviors. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Marriage provides health benefits – and here’s why

Most marriage and health studies have focused on married men and women. But more recent studies examine relationships in which partners have the same gender identity, the same biological sex and who are gender diverse.

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