The laptop is sitting there, unattended, with your hubby's Gmail account open on the screen. You trust him, but it’s just so tempting. Nothing will happen if you just sneak a peek, right? Wrong, says Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD. Not only would you break your spouse’s trust if he found out you were digging through his personal correspondence, but snooping behaviors -- like reading his texts or going through his pockets and drawers -- can actually cause serious physical and psychological damage to the one doing the snooping: you. Here are some of the health drawbacks of snooping.
By Kristine Solomon
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