There was an interesting article today about a study which reported that people who have been through a divorce are as healthy as couples in stable marriages.

The study by researchers from the University College London institute of education, London School of Economics and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine revealed that separation and divorce and remarriage might not be as bad for your health as previously thought.

Lead author Dr George Ploubidis, a population health scientist at the institute of education, admits he was surprised by the results. Previous studies have shown that relationship breakdowns can have a negative impact on health.  He said: “I think the results we found are very interesting. We expected that when you have a lot of transitions in life, you have worse health but actually transitions such as separation and divorce do not have a long-term effect.”

Ruth Sutherland, the chief executive of Relate said: “This