This presentation about what people supposedly do not know
about marriage really surprised me. I went back and tried to find a different
answer to my first blog post, so what makes a marriage work? Some of the points
covered by Jenna are odd, and I have never thought of before.
It is crazy to think that a marriage is more likely to be
successful if the wife is thinner and more attractive, than the husband. I think
that looks are almost irrelevant in a relationship, granted you have to be
attracted to your spouse, but that should not be a contributing factor to a
successful marriage or for that matter a failed one. Another study also shows
that the happiest couples are the ones that focus on the positives of any
situation. I agree with this because if you are always being negative it will
take an emotional toll on you, and eventually those around you, like your
spouse. I also agree with the study proving that the willingness of a man to do
housework correlates with how attractive his spouse will find him. Who wouldn’t
like more domestic help, yes I am not married or anything but I can’t find
anything wrong with some help around the house. Another study that she brought
up in the presentation showed that if you have childhood pictures of you smiling,
or looking genuinely happy, you are less likely to get a divorce. This idea
seems a little far-fetched for my taste, but hey, research is research. However I
do believe that watching a romantic comedy cause’s relationship satisfaction to
plummet, because your man will rarely live up the fictional expectations girls
have, that have been set in place by movie writers and actors like Channing Tatum.
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