From the original article on December 10, 2012. Author: Chateau Heartiste.
Marriage is more satisfying when the wife is thinner than her husband.
[M]en who had a higher Body Mass Index than their wives (calculated from a person’s height and weight) were a little happier at the outset than those who had the same or a lower BMI. This advantage was maintained throughout the period.
What is more it appears it’s not just the husband who is happier if his wife is thinner.
How heavy the husband was didn’t play a role in happiness at the start of the study for the wives.
However, by the end of year four, the wives whose BMI was lower than that of their husbands were significantly happier than those who had the same BMI, or a higher one.
These finds held true even when other factors such as depression and income level were ruled out.
The researchers from the University of Tennessee speculated that physical attractiveness was a more important quality in a partner to younger men.
This is yet more evidence that physical appearance in a potential mate is less important a criterion for women than it is for men. Fat chicks suffer a graver penalty in the sexual marketplace than do fat men. And slender babes who fulfill the sexual polarity directive — that is, women who are more naturally feminine and relish their roles as such within relationships — are happier than women who look and act more like their men.
Is there anything feminism ISN’T wrong about?
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