An exhaustive study of people from primary school to middle age has proved that clever men are much more likely to marry than those with lesser intelligence. But for women with professional careers the reverse is true. Their chances of walking up the aisle are considerably lower than those of classmates who left school at 16. The study, based on 900 men and women, measured their IQ at the age of 11 and then revisited them 40 years later to find out whether they had ever married. 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 researchers that successful career women are struggling to find "interesting men" who are interested in them. Relationship experts say professional men prefer to marry women "like their mom" who will provide the domestic support while they go out to work. Women achievers, however, find it difficult to find men willing to sacrifice their careers to become house house husbands. 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. The research also found that 88% of 40-year-old men in the top socioeconomic class were married, compared with 80% in the lowest class. Among women aged 40 the trend is reversed. The researchers found that 82% of the top class were wed, compared with 86% in the lowest class. 내용 재밌네ㅋㅋ
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:38:52 +0000
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