Married women of ILX! Argue with your husbands and avoid heart disease!

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The Journal of the American Heart Association reported wives who kept quiet during conflict were four times as likely to die of heart disease.

And women whose work had a disruptive effect on their home lives were twice as likely to develop the condition.

But UK heart disease experts said the findings should be treated with a "pinch of salt".

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 February 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Isn't the sodium bad for your heart though?

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 18 February 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

See, I was thinking that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 February 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

I'd like to see the results for the husbands in those same couples.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 18 February 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

So should I pick fights with Scott? It's hard to argue with him because he never gets riled or angry. Am I doomed to get heart disease cuz he's so laid back?

― Maria D. (Maria D.), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

Tell him his apathy is offensive.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

Yes. You should go and kick some dogs in the street instead, to save yourself.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

If he cared about you, he'd be more of an asshole.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 18 February 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

I REALLY love my girlfriend.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

good think my wife's not gonna die of heart disease!

― LaToya JaXoN (JasonD), Friday, 18 February 2005 20:12 (twenty years ago)

does it help if you slam the doors? i learned that from thom. i love slamming doors while shouting and walking out of the room. heh

― stevie nixed (stevie nixed), Friday, 18 February 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

Probably gets you more exercise.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 February 2005 21:02 (twenty years ago)

I love plate throwing in a woman. It's an aphrodisiac.

― thee music mole, Friday, 18 February 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

My wife and me must have the healthiest hearts in Europe.

― Speedhump Bungle (noodle vague), Friday, 18 February 2005 22:05 (twenty years ago)

Col, there wouldnt be enough room to throw plates in her, would there?

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 18 February 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

Seriously though. Me and my partner just Do Not Fight. We dont hold shit back, we're just not cranky people. Well, not with each other (I can be if someone riles me but he never does). Apart from the occasional tetch or nag of "clean up" or whatever, followed by apologising, we just dont raise our voices or argue. Nicks workmates, interfering bastids that they are, keep telling him its "not healthy" that we dont fight. Hah.

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 18 February 2005 23:23 (twenty years ago)

Well although I have no problem with the odd stoush, I have never been in such a relationship and I have to say I envy you!

― thee music mole, Friday, 18 February 2005 23:27 (twenty years ago)

Sometimes it is a bit weird yeah! I keep worrying we'll go ballistic in 3 years time horribly, or something. But eh.. he's just not an argumentative person, and around such people I'm as calm as can be. I can be a shitty crabby mofo, but I usually keep it to myself and take it out on the houswork unless someone gets on my goat (hi mum).

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 19 February 2005 00:04 (twenty years ago)

Sometimes the right combination just happens like that. My wife and I have never really had an argument either, and the 20th anniversary is coming up in May. I guess we'll be dead of heart attacks before the 21st.

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 19 February 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

See, this puts me in a precarious position -- I could choose to point this factoid out to my mother, thus giving her some satisfaction that yes, she can wait seven more years to become a grandmother, that no, she won't be dead before then, but then she'd try to use this to her advantage and amp up the arguing even MORE, which would kinda be annoying. I would think. :)

(Also, if things progress the way they're progressing as far as my whole "I'm turning into my mother" thing goes, hey, I'm going to live a long life too!)

― Surreal Addiction (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 19 February 2005 03:04 (twenty years ago)

Well, to offer an opposing point of view... Joe and I didn't fight, at all, for about a year. Mainly because I kept my mouth shut, kept everything in, went along with everything that he decided. And I got more and more unhappy, and more and more stressed, put on loads of weight, and all sorts of other unhealthy things that I'm sure weren't doing wonders for my heart (physical, as well as emotional heart).

So I can kind of see the point of what this article is saying, even if it sounds rubbish...

― Kate Kept Me Alive! (kate), Saturday, 19 February 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

Hm, that's a good alternate perspective. :-)

(BTW, Kate, I'll be in London again in July! Rah!)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 19 February 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

Hurrah! Can't wait to see you again!

― Kate Kept Me Alive! (kate), Saturday, 19 February 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

*merry merry*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 19 February 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

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