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January 05, 2005
IQ

I'll leave you to pass judgement on the meaning of the results of this study.

Academics at the four British universities who carried out the survey said the schoolgirls with high IQs later witnessed a dramatic decline in their marriage prospects. But the brighter schoolboys found it easier to find a bride.

The results are borne out by evidence from psychologists that successful career women are struggling to find “interesting men” who are interested in them...

For boys, there is a 35% increase in the likelihood of marriage for each 16-point rise in IQ. For girls, there is a 40% drop for each 16-point increase.

In the meantime, surely some bookmaker will give you odds on the likelihood of me *ever* getting married.. not that (at this point) I really want to.

The question becomes:
1. Am I not married because guys aren't attracted to smart girls
2. Am I smart enough to realize that marriage is just a big mess to be avoided?

The study also suggests what I've suspected for quite a while, many smart men marry stupid women. Never fear, though, I know many bright men who've married women even smarter than themselves, so its not a "rule", just a trend.

All of this lends truth to when my dear old dad told me (in his bizarre anti-feminist way of jesting) "If you keep spending all that time reading, you'll never find yourself a man."

Posted by artemis1979 at January 5, 2005 01:24 PM
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The answer to your above questions:
1. No.
2. Maybe.
C. Because you haven't moved to Seattle yet, and He hasn't moved to Houston Yet. :P

-Mindy

Posted by: Ir's Kid Sister at January 5, 2005 05:35 PM

My sister and I have long reconciled ourselves to being lifelong spinsters. I think it's a small price to pay for being intelligent. Another factor to be considered: men generally become happier after marriage - the happiest group of people (out of single men, married men, single women, and married women) is married men. Women, on the other hand, stay about the same on average.

Posted by: Jennifer at January 6, 2005 09:18 PM


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