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Relationships are the important thing

17 Mar 2013 | Reading time: 0 min

On the Grant study, which followed hundreds of participants for most of their lives:

In an interview in the March 2008 newsletter to the Grant Study subjects, [principal investigator George] Vaillant was asked, “What have you learned from the Grant Study men?” Vaillant’s response: “That the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.”

via [What two things do lifelong studies agree on when it comes to living a long, happy life? Barking Up The Wrong Tree](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/03/lifelong-studies-agree-living-long-happy-life/?utm_source=%22Barking+Up+The+Wrong+Tree%22+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=33ca973704-Hey3_17_13_testgmail3_17_2013&utm_medium=email).

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