Is It Love? The Five Reasons Your Boyfriend Could Be Bad For Your Health

Being in a relationship can mean being happy, healthy and full of mind and body confidence.

However, if your relationship doesn’t suit you or you’re not enjoying the couple-dom as much as you thought you would, your relationship can be bad for your health.

Take note of the following and think clearly, are you in the right relationship for you now?

1. Jealousy

Not only is jealousy a very ugly emotion, it has shocking consequences for your health. Typically, women fee stress, anger and fear when their partner acts in a way that makes them jealous. This concoction of emotions can trigger the fight-or-flight response in you, which in turn causes your blood pressure, heart-rate and adrenalin to rise. Dangerous…

2. Bad Moods

Does your other half make you feel grumpy? If he winds you up, then be careful. These small annoyances might seem harmless enough, but getting agitated, impatient and irritable damages your wellbeing because it lowers your mood and makes you feel more anxious.

3. Resisting The Fight

Most relationship experts advise us that we cannot comment every time your partner annoys or upsets you, but apparently ignoring these kinds of frustrating situations can cause havoc to our bodies. One study found that women who suppressed their anger during fights had twice the risk of dying from heart disease, cancer or stroke. We think, when it comes to your man, sit down and talk it out…

4. A Bad Night’s Sleep

Whilst men typically sleep like babies next to their partners, and snore loud enough when they do, women who snuggle into bed with their guys are proven to have a worse night’s sleep. Studies have found that women wake more regularly when lying next to their guys because they are lighter sleepers and the men are more likely to snore. Research has found that people getting such little sleep were 12 per cent more likely to die over a 25-year period than those who got six to eight hours sleep per night. Wow…

5. Bigger Meals And More Alcohol

We talked about becoming settled in a relationship this week and how it’s a sure sign you can pile on the pounds. When you’re in a relationship with a guy, there is a tendency to supersize your normal portions and your drinks. When he’s eating you want to eat too. When he’s drinking you want to be drinking too. But matching your partner, bite for bite and drink for drink, can be terrible for you and your health. Check out our top tips on how to keep the extra calories off in your relationship.