... and here I always thought it was due to the stress of living with women .... [ducking]
Simple answer about why guys earlier than their wives: because they want to!
Men are also tweaked for high performance. You’ll have a lot more trouble with a Ferrari than with a Ford Explorer. And, you can’t take the body back to the dealership for overhaul...not in this life, anyway.
As Alan King said in his obituary skit... “Survived by his wife.”
Fragile huh? I have a wife and a blended family with five daughters; I’m the only male. Guess what happens when one of them spots a spider in the living room. A 1/5 gram monster scares them all into a shrieking knot of femininity backing away while superman here dispatches the threat with a Kleenex.
My ex wife will live to be at least one day older than me.
BTW, if I’d shot her when I first wanted to, I’d have been out by now.
You see it (male expendability) in lots of species. It just takes one male to fertilize multiple females, so the males get the job of seeing which genes enhance survival, and which genes don't, and survivors get to pass along their genes to the females.
Women have support resources, men often have little if any.
“the ratio of males to females ... has been estimated to be from 107 to 170 males per 100 females.”
That’s one hell of an estimate...
It's God's way of giving the guy a respite before eternity really kicks in.
Why is divorce so expensive? Because its worth it.
Interesting information, from my life experience it all comes down to mental flexibility. This is looking at retirees in particular, not the other stuff the article was talking about.
Those retirees who had interests such as hobbies or the desire to take trips seem to live longest. Those who retired without any other outside life other than work all seem to have died within 18 months of retiring.
Those who actually did things with their hands or their minds rather sitting passively watching TV all tend to live longer and have more fulfilling lives.
Those who had quiet marriages aka “Drama Free” marriages also tend to live longer. I think it’s because life is more comfortable with a caring supportive spouse rather than one who isn’t.
So Death, it turns out, is not an equal opportunity avenger. It seems to consistently favor males.
So I guess this is the new meme.....despite the fact that the smallest male is physically stronger than the average female, men are somehow more “fragile.” Geez, these self-hating liberal “men” are vomit-inducing.
Wow..wonder how much they paid someone to do this study? I am getting kinda long in the tooth..but I thought Pop and Grandpa died earlier because they worked so darned hard. And because they never went to the doctor.
this is now the hollyweird effete meme.
Look at the new cartoon series on “the hub” cartoon network. It is about a crossdressing little boy that gets super powers by dressing like a girl. IOW anatomy is baaaad.
The government has noticed this unjust and unfair fact of life and has taken steps to correct it.
By government decree, the office of fairness has mandated that women be allowed into combat roles. This sould level out the longevity issue.
Chinese abortionists restore the balance and NPR will smile.
Why do men die younger than women?
Because they want some peace and quiet. ;)
I haven’t yet been to a funeral for a female friend. Twenty years ago (my mid-twenties), I’d already been to six for males.