Pets Enhance A Marital Relationship

Posted on September 19, 2008 in Tips for A Husband, Tips for A Wife

According to various researches the presence of a pet creates a very positive impact in a marriage. Couples with pets were found to be more understanding, compatible, and had lesser fights.

This was a very controversial issue and there are lots of debates for and against this topic.

But studies conducted in favor of having pets have mentioned the following points that boost up a relationship.

1) Pets help diffuse stress: Marital stress gets diffused with the presence of pets in the house. Pets with their funny actions and attentive nature tend to divert a couple when they are really angry and upset about certain issues.

2) Prepares A Couple For The Future: Taking care of a pet is equivalent to taking care of a child. A pet needs to be cleaned, bathed, given medical attention, cooked for, spoken to, showered love and attention. It helps couples on deciding who will do what and when and helps them handle responsibilities; they would have to handle in future.

3) Fun Activities: The presence of a pet is real fun and adds to lot of good memories at home.

4) Healthy Communication: Sometimes it is difficult to talk to human beings but talking to pets is easy. Also, psychologists reveal that talking to pets is positive and good for one’s well being. Therefore, it is very essential that one talk to their pets regularly.

5) Physical Exercise: It is important that one take the pet out to get it exercised regularly. Taking it out for exercises will also enable the couple go out for walks and have time to themselves. Not only physical benefits, one also enjoys some private time alone.

6) Loneliness: Pets help one to deal with loneliness and depression that creeps in at some time of marriage. Busy lives, lack of communication and stress etc all contribute to feelings of depression and being left out.

These studies have shown that people with pets are also more tolerant towards each other. Well, one cannot generalize these research findings to all couples. Relationship building differs from couple-couple. Some couples have a healthy relationship even in the absence of pets. Some couples may have fights due to pets and may not like having one.

One can certainly not say that having a pet is a sure shot way of improving a marriage one could if they wanted to try this out as a way of getting close to each other. There is no harm in finding out if a pet could improve a relationship if both the partners like animals. 

Try it out and see if a pet could boost your relationship.

 

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2 Responses to “Pets Enhance A Marital Relationship”

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  2. Maia Berens on September 19th, 2008 10:16 pm

    What a coincidence! (if there is such a thing) My husband and I just about 20 minutes discussed getting a kitten – or should I say, I said I want one – he said he didn’t. We wouldn’t fight about it but I may be known to bug him about it. We’ve been together for 25 years, have great communication and know what’s important to us – open, truthful communication, respect, etc. A pet would just be fun – and work.

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