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Scientists Predict Marriage Failure from Family Photos
news.softpedia ^ | 14th of April 2009 | Elena Gorgan

Posted on 04/15/2009 12:14:55 PM PDT by JoeProBono

The intensity of the smile holds the secret to a happy marriage or divorce: Getting married is a giant leap of faith, it has often been said, whose outcome no one can determine. Working until now under the “only time will tell” principle, marriage has just become much simpler, with scientists revealing in a new study that the answer to whether it will end in divorce or not is to be found in childhood pictures of both members.

After analyzing the cases of 650 adults and the pictures these provided from their childhood, researchers at the DePauw University in Indiana determined that those with the brightest smile were also those most likely to have a happy marriage. Oppositely, those who did not look at the camera or whose smiles were not genuine had more chances of getting divorced. The conclusion was reached after comparing the number of people who smiled the most in photos with the rate of divorce among the 650 adults.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: marriage; smile
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To: JoeProBono
Look at that smile!
And been married almost 25 years.


21 posted on 04/15/2009 12:45:23 PM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: Tammy8

You can’t use that as an example. They never smiled in old pictures.


22 posted on 04/15/2009 12:50:18 PM PDT by stevio (Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
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To: JoeProBono

23 posted on 04/15/2009 12:57:47 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Just another Joe

24 posted on 04/15/2009 12:58:59 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Hatteras
Who could trust a face like that?

Clearly that's a used car salesman's baby picture. ;^P

25 posted on 04/15/2009 1:00:23 PM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: rbg81
What I hate are the men (and it's invariably men) who feel free to bellow "Smile!" at any reasonably young and/or attractive passing female. Just what level of conceit must a person possess, to think he has the right to tell a complete stranger what facial expression they are "allowed" to have in His august presence? To me, the "Smile!" command is about as offensive (and differs in degree not in kind) from screaming,"Lift up your shirt an' flash me yer titties!" at women.

The last person who did this to me made the mistake of doing so a few days after my father's death from a 10+ year battle with cancer, and a day or so before the funeral. I don't think that person will do this to another woman any time soon-if ever....

26 posted on 04/15/2009 1:03:07 PM PDT by kaylar
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To: Just another Joe
Cute Kid!


27 posted on 04/15/2009 1:03:26 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Squantos; Eaker

You two care to comment?

28 posted on 04/15/2009 1:07:19 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: JoeProBono
Cute Kid!

Yeh, I was a chubby baby, a thin teen, and now I'm making my way back to chubby. ;^)

29 posted on 04/15/2009 1:07:46 PM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: kaylar

30 posted on 04/15/2009 1:08:57 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I ain’t giving him my watch........


31 posted on 04/15/2009 1:11:06 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Just another Joe
Didn't have the chubby problem


32 posted on 04/15/2009 1:11:10 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: kaylar

I know what you mean. A woman, in passing, told me to smile. I pulled down my pants and wagged it at her. I hate being treated like a piece of meat!


33 posted on 04/15/2009 1:16:01 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: a fool in paradise

All I see is a slimy smirk and a look of feigned surprise. No "bright smiles" there!

34 posted on 04/15/2009 1:20:04 PM PDT by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: Hatteras

Being told “in passing” to “Smile!” is f——g rude-unless of course, you are a psychic and KNOW the person has no reason to look glum. No psychic abilities? Then keep the comments on other people’s facial expressions (and commands to change said expressions to your liking)-to yourself. PERIOD.


35 posted on 04/15/2009 1:21:18 PM PDT by kaylar
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To: kaylar

Oh, come on now. Turn that frown, upside down!


36 posted on 04/15/2009 1:24:22 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: JoeProBono
Didn't have the chubby problem

Neither did I at that age, only as a baby.

37 posted on 04/15/2009 1:27:06 PM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
How long have they been married, again?

Cheers!

38 posted on 04/15/2009 5:07:30 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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