Husband's blood pressure is a sign if a marriage is happy

Husband's good blood pressure is a sign that the marriage is healthy. Photo: AFP

Wife's stress could have an important link to husband's blood pressure, says a recent study.

"We were particularly fascinated that husbands were more sensitive to wives' stress than the reverse, especially given all of the work indicating that wives are more affected by the marital tie," says lead author Kira S. Birdett from the University of Michigan in the US.