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Marriage, Sex Fatal for Women
Hindustan Times ^
| 02/27/2006
| Vijay Dutt
Posted on 02/26/2006 8:18:52 PM PST by JackQuickFrost
That the institution of marriage has been on the decline in Europe for quite some time is hardly news.
More and more couples choose to live out of wedlock. Assorted factors, from the unique demands of modern living to independent, working women, have been cited to explain away the popularity of what would have been uncommon a generation back. But now, researchers have come up with a new explanation.
A recent survey of over 10,000 people across Europe says wedding rings should come with a health warning, especially for women. Apparently, wedlock shortens a woman's life by over a year. Men, however, benefit from the wedded state -- they get an extra 1.7 years of life.
Why does a woman lose 1.4 years of her life to marriage? The stress of leading dual roles, as working women and homemakers, is thought to be a key element that makes married women die earlier than their single sisters.
The research is silent on whether wives who do not work have a normal lifespan.
The research team led by professor Stefan Felder of Magdeburg University, Germany, also suggested that the effect of regular sex could be detrimental for women's longevity due to hormonal changes. The effect of the same on men was found to be beneficial.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: badscience; marriage; propaganda; science; sex
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Bad politics makes for bad science.
To: JackQuickFrost; Darksheare
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:20:53 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: JackQuickFrost
A woman lives a year longer but Europe dies.
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:22:41 PM PST
by
marron
To: JackQuickFrost
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:24:04 PM PST
by
Lorianne
To: JackQuickFrost
You joined today just to post this?
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:24:38 PM PST
by
tertiary01
(I'll support the UAE when they publically recognize the right of Israeli's to live.)
To: Lorianne
"Sex is bad for women?"
LOL! I'm going to live forever!!!!
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:25:15 PM PST
by
Hoodlum91
(pcottraux says I'm special!)
To: JackQuickFrost
The research is silent on whether wives who do not work have a normal lifespan. Hmm... wives who don't work?
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:26:36 PM PST
by
Terriergal
("My conscience is captive to the word of God...here I stand. I can do no other. So help me God." ML)
To: tertiary01
...??? I've posted at least half a dozen other articles, since joining; and disagreed with the article in question openly, in Comment #1.
You missed all that, apparently.
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:27:28 PM PST
by
JackQuickFrost
("Hello. My name is Inigio Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: Terriergal
Hmm... wives who don't work? Yes, I found myself gaping at that one as well. :)
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:28:47 PM PST
by
JackQuickFrost
("Hello. My name is Inigio Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: JackQuickFrost
Women live longer than men. They don't live with women.
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:30:43 PM PST
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: PzLdr
Women live longer than men. They don't live with women. HAR!!!
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:34:59 PM PST
by
Terriergal
("My conscience is captive to the word of God...here I stand. I can do no other. So help me God." ML)
To: PzLdr
Maybe it has something to do with obsessing about sex... hmm...
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:35:24 PM PST
by
Terriergal
("My conscience is captive to the word of God...here I stand. I can do no other. So help me God." ML)
To: JackQuickFrost
No, you just made a correlation that might not be accurate. Some countries with bad politics practiced excellent and cutting edge science.
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:35:33 PM PST
by
tertiary01
(I'll support the UAE when they publically recognize the right of Israeli's to live.)
To: JackQuickFrost
Lack of Marriage, Sex Fatal for Humanity
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:37:54 PM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(The Prophet Muhammed, Piss Be Upon Him)
To: tertiary01
No, you just made a correlation that might not be accurate.You misread, then. "Bad politics" (i.e., preconceived notions, grounded in political cant, ideology or orthodoxy) most assuredly do make for bad science, when allowed to dictate the findings and conclusions of the latter. (E.g.: Lysenko)
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:38:51 PM PST
by
JackQuickFrost
("Hello. My name is Inigio Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: JackQuickFrost
Bad politics makes for bad science. Sing it, Brother!
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:44:09 PM PST
by
gridlock
(eliminate perverse incentives)
To: JackQuickFrost
This article can't be true. Trust me, my ex wife will live to be at least one day older than me........ out of spite and pure meanness.
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:45:27 PM PST
by
umgud
(gitrdun)
To: JackQuickFrost
article: "A recent survey of over 10,000 people across Europe says wedding rings should come with a health warning, especially for women."
Being European should come with a health warning!
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:46:04 PM PST
by
Boot Hill
("...and Joshua went unto him and said: art thou for us, or for our adversaries?")
To: JackQuickFrost
It certainly does.
And welcome to Free Republic.
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:47:08 PM PST
by
jpl
("We don't negotiate with terrorists, we put them out of business." - Scott McClellan)
To: jpl
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posted on
02/26/2006 8:47:32 PM PST
by
JackQuickFrost
("Hello. My name is Inigio Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
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