SCIENCE: Marry Some Old Dude Who’s Not A Smart As You
Both the Telegraph and BBC ran stories today about a study that was published in the European Journal of Operational Research suggesting that women should be at least five years younger than the men they marry and have more education. It also recommends that neither partner should have been divorced in the past.
The study tracked 1,000 couples for five years and looked for patterns. The report did say that people pick partners based on, “on the basis of love, physical attraction, similarity of taste, beliefs and attitudes, and shared values”. But it added that using “objective factors” such as age, education and cultural origin “may help reduce divorce”.
Interestingly, both the Telegraph and BBC used Beyonce and Jay-Z as a couple that will stand the test of time. This is because she is 11 years younger than him and he never graduated high-school while she did.
My main problem with how the Telegraph and BBC covered the story is how they framed the study for their readers. The Telegraph’s headline was, “Men should marry young, smart women, say scientists” and the BBC’s was, “ ‘Younger Wife’ for Marital Bliss”. This not only takes the position that readers of both of these publications are male, but that men better take note at this important new research. I can only imagine the headlines if the research told women to marry younger men, possibly, “Look Out For Cougar Attacks As Women Need Young Husbands”.
Unfortunately for you gay couples out there the study doesn’t give any insight into who you should be partnering with.
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