So you ‘swiped right’ and managed to find your prince in a sea of frogs. He’s cute, funny, witty and downright perfect for you.

It’s a fairytale come true!

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Now fast forward a few years, and you’re happily married and FAT!

All joking aside, it’s been shown in various studies that couples tend to pack on the pounds when they’re in a happy relationship.

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It’s officially cuffing season, so don’t be surprised when all that cuffing makes you puffy!

(Yes, relationship weight gain is real!)

Experts who studied over 169 couples found that you?re more likely to engage in somewhat unhealthier choices when you?re with the one you love.

While?the number of pounds gained varies from individual to individual, relationship to relationship, research suggests that women tend to gain weight when they move-in with male partners.

Also happily married couples tend to gain more weight than others.

This might be because many people associate their weight with their appearance ? something that often becomes less important once they?ve settled down ? over their health.

The study doesn?t exactly pinpoint why the weight differences between married and single people exist, but some experts relate it to a thing called the ?Marriage Market Hypothesis.?

That is, once you?ve found a mate and are ?off the market,? there?s less incentive for you to invest in your looks by keeping your weight down.

And while the study suggests that ‘cuffed up’ couples tend to eat more healthy compared to singles, a better diet dosen’t translate into a healthier weight, on average.

Part of that may have to do with the fact that men in relationships reported doing less exercise than single men and couples, on average, said that they paid less attention to the amount of fat in their food as well as their own body weights.

What do you think about this relationship study?

Has being in love ever made YOU fat?