My husband and I have been bickering so much lately, it’s driving me absolutely crazy. We fight about everything from how to load the dishwasher to who’s going to let the dog out at 5 a.m.

This morning when I was thinking to myself, “I just can’t take it anymore!” I came across this article on CNN. com. It turns out fighting is good for your relationship and actually helps us women live longer.

It made me laugh because a couple of the examples in the article are scenarios we live through day in and day out (especially the one about the laundry ending up in a pile on the bed and later stuffed into the closet). I feel better knowing I’m not alone.

While I’d rather not fight at all, taking that route can cut your life much shorter. So fight for your life, but as the article says, do it in a healthy manner (easier said that done when you’re in the heat of the moment)–no dirty looks, belittling remarks or silent treatments.

Long live the laundry piles–and us!