[Auntie Mame]

This is very revealing. It cannot be emphasized enough how important you dads are.

[TexasFreeper2009]

that was a great article, thanks for posting it.

[gaijin]

Revealing:

Mentions of God or religion - ZERO.

[Albion Wilde]

In the negative column, it "was not the men with poor mothering but the ones with poor fathering who were significantly more likely to have poor marriages over their lifetimes.”Men who lacked a positive relationship with their fathers were also “much more likely to call themselves pessimists and to report having trouble letting others get close.”

If there was ever any doubt, fathers matter, a lot: When all is said and done, a man’s relationship with his father very significantly predicted his overall life satisfaction at age 75 — “a variable not even suggestively associated with the maternal relationship.”

[Nevadan]

That was very interesting. Thanks for posting.

I too am surprised that there was no mention of religion in the study. Or perhaps there was but it was not mentioned in the article.

[jobim]

Wonderful article - I thank you for bringing it to my attention.

[grame]

Wow. Great read.

[hinckley buzzard]

George Vaillant has been an unpublicized but invaluable and productive researcher for decades. His understanding and wisdom about the human condition may be unparalleled.

[Awgie]

I am surprised (sarcasm) as I didn’t see any references to Government dependency as a major contributor to the general well being or prosperity of an individual.

[MWFsFreedom]

Sorry I’m a day late bumping.

After reading the article, especially the section on marriage, I couldn’t help but wonder about the current trend by young men (& women) to delay marriage well into their mid-30’s and beginning childbearing even until nearly or already 40. Obviously there are fertility issues at stake. But what about their psyches? What about their ability to form the kind of intimacy enjoyed by their grandparents? And these problems can only be compounded by prior experiences with serial monogamy or promiscuity.

[Nevadan]

FYI: The book on the study is available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674059824/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0674059824&linkCode=as2&tag=stucosuccess-20&linkId=JSYSUTOG6XPOPEHJ

Also, I was able to find it in my local library.