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#1 Reason Married Couples' Battle: The Thermostat?

It's been said the biggest fights married couples have are over money. But according to a poll of 2,000 British adults, the temperature at home is the number one source of arguments, reports the Daily Mail in the UK.

The article reports physiological differences between men and women as the primary factor behind the disagreements. Women's skin sensors are twice as sensitive as men's, and are much more sensitive to minute changes in temperature, according to physiologists.

"The drive to maintain a stable, warm, environment is very strong in humans," said Mike Tipton, Professor of Human & Applied Physiology at the University of Porstmouth.

Is the biggest battle between you and your spouse over the temperature inside your home or over something else, like money? Leave your comment below or answer our poll here:

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