"Works for me!"
Posted on 06/02/2009 7:44:51 AM PDT by Schnucki
A man's chances of dying early are cut by a fifth if their bride is between 15 and 17 years their junior.
The risk of premature death is reduced by 11 per cent if they marry a woman seven to nine years younger.
The study at Germany's Max Planck Institute also found that men marrying older women are more likely to die early.
The results suggest that women do not experience the same benefits of marrying a toy boy or a sugar daddy.
Wives with husbands older or younger by between seven and nine years increase their chances of dying early by 20 per cent.
This rises to 30 per cent if the age difference is close to 15 and 17 years.
Scientists say the figures for men may be the result of natural selection – that only the healthiest, most successful older men are able to attract younger mates.
"Another theory is that a younger woman will care for a man better and therefore he will live longer," said institute spokesman Sven Drefahl.
The study examined deaths between 1990 and 2005 for the entire population of Denmark.
On average in Europe, most men marry women around three years younger.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
good advice.
Well, that settles it.
Mrs. Jewbacca has to let me have a young live-in girlfriend — for my health.
silly story.
Sign me UP!
U. K. B. S.
works for me.
Pulling up a chair for an interesting day-long thread....
All right finally some good news....I’m 62 any volunteers?
BUT...if they marry a woman 30 years their junior (26 in my case) it shortens their lives by 50%. :)
This is good news for me.
The study at Germany’s Max Planck Institute also found that men marrying older women are more likely to die early
Older women have more whining experience..
My husband is 17 years older than me, and I really think he’s going to outlive me, at least I tell him he’s going to drive to an early grave sometimes, LOL.
I'm beginning to wonder about the Telegraph's view of women. ;)
But if you marry an older woman, it feels like your life is longer.
Checking in later for the shenanigans ping
But women who have two husbands (one to do the housework and one to do the lovin’) live twice as long and experience twice the happiness of women with only one man.
The good news is you die with a smile on your face.
Great. That must mean I have 6 months to live.
I married older, because none of the women in my age group (or younger) where I live shared my values (and none of them could cook).
Geez, I guess I gave myself a death sentence. Who knew?
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