Who has never heard this relationship discussed? After all, what does life together with a few extra pounds have to do? The explanation of weight gain may be linked to changes in eating habits, life, new responsibilities and obligations.
The reasons are several, but the results of weight gain are the same: he gains a belly and she volume in the hips and buttocks.
The very habit of taking breakfast in bed, which is very common among couples as a form of affection, contributes to those extra pounds. Other habits such as going to restaurants and shopping more often can also contribute, as that these now tend to be filled with foods like soda, chocolate, snacks and cracker.
From a psychological point of view, weight gain during marriage is related to safety. affective, partners now feel more at ease about their own imperfections of the body and partner.
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As for other lifestyle habits, such as physical activities, they are also left aside. The fact is that, when single, their routine had room for workouts, so this becomes secondary for the couple who take the opportunity to dedicate more time to each other.
Visits to relatives' homes are more frequent in the first years of marriage, guaranteeing them that Sunday lunch with the right to entry, dessert, etc.
It is also very common to receive friends to visit the new house, and on these occasions there is always a small dinner.
Eating in this new phase of life often takes on a meaning of complicity, so it's up to everyone to enjoy it with common sense.
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LOPES, Patricia. "The Marriage and Weight Gain Relationship"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/psicologia/a-relacao-casamento-aumento-peso.htm. Accessed on June 29, 2021.