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more about #oldermen more comments → BytheSea: Five years is NOT enough time to figure out if people will be together for life. Is that considered a sucessful marriage these days? Statistically? #m... more » ElinorGee: Excellent. I'm seven years younger than my boyfriend, and am working on my 3rd masters (while he only has a BFA). It's gonna be smoooooth sailing for ... more » TopLevelExecutive: Not sure why Beyonce is used as an example of this, because she's just as (un)educated as Jay-Z. #marriage more » Kali Mama: Maybe it's to do that the choice for a socially less obvious mate (older, low education) makes it clear there are other aspects of the relationship th... more » jleigh: Dear UK Telegraph: before you use the word "scientists" you should probably make sure they're actually scientists. Because personally, I don't see so... more » la.donna.pietra: I'd hazard a guess that the real issue is that there aren't very many marriages between older women and younger men. In the U.S., at least, something... more » random_play: Nice work, Anna! Your prospects of marrying a science journalist are excellent, as you are apparently cleverer than about 90% of them. #marriage more » redqueenmeg: Well, that's just silly. Men older than I am are not *attracted* to me. So nyah. #marriage more » funzette: The real question is has anyone bothered to tell Jimmy Soul? The rewrites are going to cost a fortune. If you want to be happy for the rest of your ... more » funnyface: Sweet, I'm five years younger than my husband, and though he has more formal education than I do, he's always telling people I'm the brains of our ope... more » JLady: Personally, it isn't whether one of us is smarter than the other, it's whether we each have things to bring to the table. I like dating a man who has ... more » YourScreenplaySucks: On sleepless nights, I've often found myself wondering, "If Jay-Z were an apparatchik serving in the corrupt government of a crumbling Soviet republic... more » valhalla_i_am_coming: Hmmm...sounds more like it was published in the "European Journal of Dudes Making Shit Up." #marriage more » rah29: Hah. My boyfriend of about ten years sent me this today with the subject heading 'Good news for us!' (he's 5 years older than me, and I'm getting a Ph... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I think the premise of this study is terribly out of date. One should only take objective factors into account if marriage is necessary. For many peop... more » -
#putaringonit
Science Says: Marry An Older, Less-Educated Man
Today in prescriptive studies about how to conduct your love life: for a lasting marriage, women should pick men who are at least five years older, and have less education. More » -
#potpsychology
"I'm A Feminist Who Uses The Word 'Bitch'…"
It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the biweekly "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. More » -
#publicserviceannouncements
What You Don't Know ...
Schoolgirls beware! An Older Man might give you a white rectangle — with AIDS inside! Or perhaps some broken families. [BuzzFeed]
