Are you worried about your marital life? Do you think that stressful job and lack of time is taking over your happily married life? If yes, then this is the time when you should put on your shoes and go shopping immediately.

A recent study has revealed that generosity and affection are two important components to maintain happiness in married life. Gifting your partner affectionately brings happiness in marital life, say researchers of Virginia University.

The lead researcher of the study, W. Bradford Wilcox, explained, "In marriage we are expected to do our fair share when it comes to housework, child care and being faithful, but generosity is going above and beyond the ordinary expectations with small acts of service and making an extra effort to be affectionate".

According to the researchers, gifts express the feeling of belongingness, love and care. Gifting someone something which is close to her or his heart while make you close as well. It is understanding, which matter in a long term relationship.

Sex is no doubt a wonderful way to keep marriage but when you are stressed out because of global crunch and have lack of time because of competition in the market sex might not play the desired role. Moreover, it has been found that only 14 to 14% of the couple give value to sex in gauging their marital happiness. The core of the martial happiness is generosity. It is necessary to be generous with your mate and show it as often as possible.

Inculcating the habit of generosity to kids will help them to have healthier relationship in future. The social scientists are now working to understand as to how generosity could be transmitted to kids. However, previous studies have reflected that babies born from loving partners are generous in nature.