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New research says men who marry intelligent women tend to live longer ... any guesses why

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Slava3 7 Dec 29
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I married two smart women (not at the same time) and they were smart enough to get out of the marriage. Will I live longer?

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Both can read healthier cook books

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Because they're smart enough to pick a healthy man as opposed to an unhealthy one?

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Because they themselves are also intelligent.

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If by "longer" they mean death at 42, then sure... it worked for us. ?

Zster Level 8 Dec 30, 2018

Sorry these stereotyping generalizations harm us grief struck survivors

@GreenAtheist No harm really. I'll just be forever POd to have not gotten more time. Those who do need to treasure it. (;

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Intelligent women can talk a man out of doing something stupid. I did this several times when married:

  1. Put my foot down when Terry wanted to continue going to Seahawks football games in Seattle with a man who got drunk at the game each time, and insisted on driving drunk. It was 130 miles one-way, over dangerous, dark, icy, snowy and steep mountain passes in the winter.

  2. Terry wanted to file a grievance after the vice-principal called him a 'wetback.' "Even though you are right, you will be seen forever as a troublemaker," I said. "Instead, tell Jerry firmly that calling you a wetback was racist and offensive, and to NEVER talk to you like that again."

That is what Terry did. He thanked me for it later. To our satisfaction, Jerry was ultimately fired.

Exhausted administrative remedies GOOD CALL

@Dave75

My daughter is half-Spanish, too. I understand your point.

Once someone files a grievance, it gets in the newspaper. The Wenatchee World follows these cases. In a small town, this is big news: a conflict. People love to gossip.

Even if they win a lawsuit against the school district, they have trouble finding a job. Employers see the person as difficult, a troublemaker. Doesn't play well with others. People in the industry gossip.

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Speaking from experience--more intelligent people know what is needed to be healthy--good diet, regular medical & dental check-ups, simple stuff like that. & even intelligent men seem to have a hard time with these. While there may not be much to back up this particular study, there is plenty regarding men avoiding doctors... Took me 2 years to get my ex-husband-husband-to be to go to the dentist. I also insisted he go to a dermatologist for some suspicious skin thing, which turned out to be cancer but was caught in time--& I take full credit for that A-hole still being alive.

Carin Level 8 Dec 29, 2018
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What matters is the quality of that life.

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Because they do what the intelligent woman instructs them to do ????

But seriously I, like @John_Tyrrell can find no research studies supporting this claim.

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They can talk us out of making really bad decisions.

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Stimulated and engaged

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