Who is Mr Right?

One who likes, loves, cares, trusts and does not believe in violence. A combination of Mr Right and Miss Perfect entails mutual respect and the ability and strength to together take reverses in stride. It is a question of striking correct rapport and having right credentials. This is a traditional viewpoint. The new philosophy includes this and at least one more aspect. A team of Harvard University researchers has found that being married to a smoker can significantly raise risk of a stroke. It goes beyond previous studies that have indicated the dangers of stroke to smokers alone. The conclusion now is that tying the knot to a smoker increases the chance of suffering a heart stroke by up to 72 per cent. It is based on an analysis of records of more than 16000 people in the United States aged over 50 and their spouses over a period of nine years. On the positive side is the observation: "The health benefits of quitting smoking likely extend beyond individual smokers to affect their spouses potentially multiplying the benefits of smoking." One tends to believe that aspirants for happy and healthy wedded life will draw proper lessons from this finding. It is better not to puff. Smoking is a disaster for married life.