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In sickness and health: Wife’s serious illness increases chance of divorce later in life; husband’s doesn’t

It’s well-established that, with some exceptions, married people live longer and healthier lives than unmarried people. But until recently, researchers hadn’t conducted a very thorough examination of how well a marriage survives when one partner becomes seriously ill. The results of that effort probably won’t cheer anyone — least of all women. When a wife…