The Many Ways Love Can Make You Healthier

3. Love Helps You Heal Faster

We’re told that being in a loving relationship can heal us from within — but did you know that it has the power to help us heal on the outside, too? Researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center revealed that flesh wounds heal twice as fast when couples regularly had warm interactions with one another, compared to couples who were routinely hostile. The study also revealed that the stress from an ordinary half-hour argument can slow healing by at least one day.