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Men should marry young, smart women, say scientists

telegraph.co.uk — Men should marry a woman who is cleverer than they are and at least five years younger, if they want the relationship to stand the best chance of lasting, according to new research.

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  • zzzpoohzzz, on 10/27/2009, -3/+127i'm glad the 12 year old i'm dating is getting straight A's... maybe i should pop the question soon
  • trolleyfan, on 10/27/2009, -1/+119One hopes, then, that "Women should marry old, dumb men," otherwise we're going to have problems...
  • borez, on 10/27/2009, -24/+141Oh come on... she doesn't need to be that smart to find the kitchen.
  • eastwood24, on 10/26/2009, -3/+95I like these findings.
  • bubs, on 10/27/2009, -0/+76I don't think i can trust a study that uses Jay-Z and Beyonce as examples.
  • billizm, on 10/27/2009, -6/+80………………….._,,-~’’’¯¯¯’’~-,,
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  • Greengoo, on 10/27/2009, -0/+71Dugg for Pedobear-Lite, who gives the same effect with 68% less real estate.
  • GalacticRerun, on 10/27/2009, -1/+49who live with their mother's what?
  • jaytek13, on 10/27/2009, -0/+42Women are clever enough to know that it's not how old the guy is, it's how much money he has in his bank account.

    Hugh Hefner or Donald Trump don't have all those young chicks hanging around them for their good looks.
  • Crimsoneer, on 10/27/2009, -4/+46And with big boobies.
  • DeviantDragon, on 10/27/2009, -1/+40Justificate? Really?
  • Trollbane, on 10/27/2009, -0/+38That depends. I'm very immature for my age.
  • Doctoxicated, on 10/27/2009, -4/+37I'll get right on that.
    I wonder if there's a related study that suggests young beautiful women should marry older impotent science professors who live with their mother's.
  • chrissku, on 10/27/2009, -3/+32What's the first thing you do if your dishwasher stops working?


    You go into the kitchen and politely remind her that you'll let her know when she's ready for a break.
  • LarkStew, on 10/27/2009, -0/+29By definition statistics don't account for individual cases, there will always be exceptions.
  • mcdoogles34, on 10/27/2009, -1/+30Justifacte? I guess you're not that 'smat' yourself.
  • martoq, on 10/27/2009, -1/+29I have dated women anywhere from 10 years younger than me to 5 years older than me and my wife now who is 4 years younger than me. Let me tell you one thing, if they are too young, it can be very difficult to relate to each other. You just at entirely different points in your life.
  • geauxtig3rs, on 10/27/2009, -1/+27Why is white the traditional color for a wedding dress?

    The dishwasher has to match the other appliances.
  • chrissku, on 10/27/2009, -0/+26"Men should marry young, smart women, say scientists" .......awesome...but I sorta figured.


    "Women should marry older broke men, say scientists".......now that's a game changer for me.



  • toastybeast, on 10/27/2009, -0/+26actually, when you put it that way it seems much more believeable
  • chrissku, on 10/27/2009, -1/+23"Men should marry young, smart women, say scientists "


    No *****?
  • thephosphorbox, on 10/27/2009, -2/+21A man should marry a woman who loves and accepts him for who he is, and for whom he feels the same way.
  • paradigmxx, on 10/27/2009, -0/+18I expect to see a lot of women this Saturday, the 31st... dressed up as smart, young women.
  • yocouchdigga, on 10/27/2009, -1/+18I just justificated all over the place. A+++ WOULD READ AGAIN!!1!
  • diggbigwig, on 10/27/2009, -0/+17You've been watching Oprah again haven't you?
  • chr15, on 10/27/2009, -1/+18Smart men get pre-numps... or better yet, don't get married at all..
  • BlaculasFro, on 10/27/2009, -0/+16Cool story bro?
  • Quaterni0n, on 10/27/2009, -0/+14A man should marry a woman who isn't an insane bitch.
  • floort, on 10/27/2009, -0/+14Yea, but she's got a body like she was 10.
  • had3l, on 10/27/2009, -0/+14Great, now only if I knew where to find them...
  • tattertech, on 10/27/2009, -1/+14fant0m - I don't think you quite get the point of statistics...
  • RealmDown, on 10/27/2009, -1/+12Beige. I'll paint the ceiling beige .....
  • kylescousin, on 10/26/2009, -0/+11This is true with the 20-25 example... but at higher ages, 5 years age difference won't make that much difference in life experience. It's not like a 40 year old woman with higher intellect will have more stupid life views than a 45 year old man.
  • RedDeadRed, on 10/27/2009, -3/+13My old, dumb wife will be heartbroken when she gets the divorce papers today, but come on man, it's SCIENCE!
  • cave, on 10/27/2009, -5/+14If the women are really clever, they wouldn't be settling with dumber, older men. Give me an intelligent twinky guy any day!
  • yocouchdigga, on 10/27/2009, -1/+10is this a serious question? what does that even mean?
  • PakoBedejo, on 10/27/2009, -0/+8Hate to break it to you fant0m, but your parents are swingers.
  • VsAcesoVer, on 10/27/2009, -2/+10isn't that instinctual?
  • ChileanGoD, on 10/27/2009, -8/+15The researchers meant smart enough to make sandwiches.
  • techdever, on 10/27/2009, -1/+8I wonder how much money did they piss away on this study..
    What's next: People need to eat food to survive, say scientists?
  • pinetree, on 10/27/2009, -0/+7Lucky bastard. You have so many more options than the rest of us...
  • diggbigwig, on 10/27/2009, -0/+7It's 'science' dude, you gotta dump her!
  • jtown, on 10/27/2009, -0/+6I once dated someone 10 years younger and vowed never to even think about considering doing that again until I'm 40. The drama was just silly and, when I didn't respond to it, I'd get a couple days of sulking. One time I glared at her and almost got left at the store on our way to a party. And she totally deserved a glare for her 437th demand to know whether I thought one of her friends was hot. BTW, I found the most fun way to answer that is, "She's okay but she's not as good looking as Friend B. Oh, you wanna see that new play tonight? It got good reviews." Talk about emotional vapor lock. :D
  • samsmartjr, on 10/27/2009, -0/+6Yeah. Good luck getting women to agree with these findings.
  • mintedmeadow, on 10/27/2009, -0/+6The title is a little misleading, as "smart" is not necessarily equivalent to "educated" (in fact, it sometimes seems as if it should be the opposite).

    I agree about age, however; I would rather slit my wrists than date a 19 year-old -- let alone marry one.
  • Quaterni0n, on 10/27/2009, -1/+6Younger women haven't had a chance to become bitter old hags either.
  • bobbknight, on 10/27/2009, -1/+6You silly boy, I means he's not gay. You big Toasty Beast you.
  • Bloodwine, on 10/27/2009, -1/+6So basically how things have been historically? The whole "50 is the new 20" ***** of modern women is laughable. The media is trying very hard to make cougars the ideal sex idols.

    It seems the natural state of things is older men marrying younger women. The younger women are more fertile and healthy, and the older men are usually better off financially to provide for the children.
  • RealmDown, on 10/27/2009, -0/+5Idiot. Don't you know they experiment with recipes? Come on, smarten up!
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