Why I want to marry a younger woman...

[Taz]

I think this article sums it up quite nicely.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1190549/Secret-longer-life--marry-younger-woman.html

Here is the text from the article.

Men told secret to a longer life is marrying a younger woman but wives with toyboy husbands are MORE likely to die early

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Eating healthily and doing the odd bit of exercise are well known to keep a chap fit, healthy and hopefully improve his life expectancy.

But now men can add a younger wife to the equation.

Males who marry younger women are more likely to live longer, according to the biggest ever  study of population statistics.

But sorry ladies, the same does not apply to women with younger husbands.

The study found that if a man marries a woman who is between 15 and 17 years their junior then his chances of dying at an early age is cut by a fifth.

Even those who tied the knot with a woman seven to nine years younger were 11 per cent more likely to live longer.

The study carried out by Germany’s Max Planck Institute also revealed that men who marry older women are 11 per cent more likely to die early.

And it’s not good news for the older woman with a toyboy either as the results suggest wives with husbands older or younger by between seven and nine years increase their chances of dying early by 20 per cent.

This rises to 30 per cent if the age difference is close to 15 and 17 years.

Scientists say the figures may be the result of natural selection that mean only the healthiest, most successful older men are able to attract younger mates.

‘Another theory is that a younger woman will care for a man better and therefore he will live longer,’ said spokesman Sven Drefahl at the institute’s headquarters in Rostock, Germany.

The study examined all deaths between 1990 and 2005 for the entire population of Denmark.

[ECOCKS]

FINALLY, another point goes up on the board for the younger women argument!

[Lily]

I agree with the author that only the healthiest and most successful people are able to attract younger mates, but I failed to find any reasons given in the article why this logic does not apply to the women. Anyone finds them?

Does someone know what caused the death of the photographed Carol McGiffin and Barbara Windsor?

[Sculpto]

hahaha.. according to this I will live forever! 

[Taz]

I think I've got a good shot at that as well.

Lily- my guess is that that younger men just "wear out" the older women if you know what I mean...   :evil:

[Lily]

I think I've got a good shot at that as well.

Lily- my guess is that that younger men just "wear out" the older women if you know what I mean...   :evil:

How is it possible to 'wear out' a person? May be these person are just inclined to an unhealthy lifestyle?

[Taz]

I mean in the more "intimate" sense if you get my meaning. 

[Sculpto]

Lily..

IF, and I repeat IF.. there is some sort of biological imperative written into the human gene pool as was suggested in the article.. sorry to say it.. but logic dictates that an older woman with a younger man is not likely to produce offspring.. soo.. sadly.. she must die.. leaving her younger man the chance to reproduce.. remember its IF..

[Taz]

On the topic of reproduction, I was reading an article the broke down the odds of impregnation and successful pregnancy based on the ages of the partners. It pretty much said that an old woman with a young man had a very slim chance of conception and pregnancy to full term whereas and old geezer with young hotkova had a pretty good chance.

For mean the drop though became more significant over 45 and women over 35. Pair a 40 y.o. man with a 40 y.o. woman and the odds are pretty poor. Not impossible but poor. Also it computed the typical amount of time it would require for pregnancy to occur. Of course their are always exceptions. I have the results of quite a few of those in my house at the moment...

[Lily]

I mean in the more "intimate" sense if you get my meaning.  

If we talk about the intimate way, then it is obvious that he will not only not wear her out, but even makes her biologic nature work and renew herself!  

Of course she is not going to produce an offspring, but it rather means that the family line dies out, with the rather spiritual way of it. If a elder woman does not give birth, it just saves an eventual 'wear out' for her body, if I may use the mentioned reason of wearing out'.

I admire looking at this 71-yo Barbara in white suit. So pity that she died so young  

I see you talk about reproduction, but people are often together not because they plan to reproduce? Many people don't even want it an any age.

[Taz]

On a somewhat related note, fertility of Europeans continue to decline and is well below the required "replacement value" for me Western European countries. I can only imagine how bad it is for UA and RU based on the stats for the more affluent countries. It is likely we will continue to see major demographic shifts in the population in these countries as immigrants (you know what kind in a lot of these countries) continue to flood in.

[Misha]

The article overlooked another possible explanation. A man with a younger woman I would wager is more likely to exercise, lose weight or otherwise try to be healthier and more attractive for a younger wife  :evil: In other words, he will adopt practices that will keep him healthier as he tries to make sure younger men won't be in competition for the attention of his beloved 

[Lily]

Misha, the article overlooked also other benefits of being with the younger person. They should be actulaly beyond doubt.

[Taz]

The article overlooked another possible explanation. A man with a younger woman I would wager is more likely to exercise, lose weight or otherwise try to be healthier and more attractive for a younger wife  :evil: In other words, he will adopt practices that will keep him healthier as he tries to make sure younger men won't be in competition for the attention of his beloved 

So why isn't this true of older woman wanting to look good for their man? Why do the younger men also have a reduced lifespan?

[Misha]

So why isn't this true of older woman wanting to look good for their man? Why do the younger men also have a reduced lifespan?

Will the younger man with the older woman change his lifestyle to keep his woman? I doubt it. He probably won't really feel threatened either by older or younger men. The older woman with the younger man. Good question. There are likely fewer of these relationships, and I would guess that she does not really expect to be with him for long. She might view him as a temporary thing, so won't really put as much effort to change.

[gemini]

There is statistic the married men live longer than unmarried ones. My husband's joke is: it is because life seems longer.

[Lily]

Will the younger man with the older woman change his lifestyle to keep his woman? I doubt it. He probably won't really feel threatened either by older or younger men. The older woman with the younger man. Good question. There are likely fewer of these relationships, and I would guess that she does not really expect to be with him for long. She might view him as a temporary thing, so won't really put as much effort to change.

From what I have observed, a young mate is a really big inceintive for an older women to look their best.

A number of older women are realistic and, as you pointed out, do not expect to be with him for life. However at the same time they strive to look best, to be more diplomatic with him, to look after their health and to adapt to his lifestyle where possible.

Men do not change, while women do it all their life

[Misha]

From what I have observed, a young mate is a really big inceintive for an older women to look their best.

The question is how they will try to look their best. Dressing better and going to the salon more often won't necessarily add years to her life, but if she starts going to the gym then, yes, she will be helping herself live longer.

[Ooooops]

my guess is that that younger men just "wear out" the older women if you know what I mean...   :evil:

Didn't you hear proverb that "если бабе 45 - баба ягодка опять"?   Never heard one like that about men...   Only the one with "old horse who won't plow a new row"...   

Plus, KY is cheap and widely available over-counter, unlike Viagra.   

[ChrisBfla]

This may sound kind of harsh, but my first wife was 4 years older then me.  11 years ago, she died of a rare form of cancer that was and is 100 percent fatal.   I  am remarried to Lara from Ukraine.  She is 12 years youger then I am.  The odds say that she will out live me.  That's good as I don't think I could ever go though that kind of loss again.

Chris

[AramisLux]

the best reason for marrying someone a lot younger is this: any available attractive female over the age of say.....about 23 is very likely a difficult person to deal with. this is why they are still available. at least that is my experience. of course there are rare exceptions: nice ladies that are recently divorced or widowed. these don't stay on the market for very long (i guess).

[aventino68]

I suppose it all depends how much younger, 5-10 years is quite a bit different from 20.

[Taz]

Based on this part of the study

The study found that if a man marries a woman who is between 15 and 17 years their junior then his chances of dying at an early age is cut by a fifth.

It looks better to err on the side of closer to a 20 year age gap than a 5 year age gap...

I'll have to make sure my approach factors this in. 

[Lily]

the best reason for marrying someone a lot younger is this: any available attractive female over the age of say.....about 23 is very likely a difficult person to deal with. this is why they are still available. at least that is my experience. of course there are rare exceptions: nice ladies that are recently divorced or widowed. these don't stay on the market for very long (i guess).

Why difficult? What do you mean by 'difficult'?

Geez, I guess that this point of view would be extreme even for a RM who is surrounded and by lots of available beauties.

[AramisLux]

by difficult i mean women that have to turn dating into a complex game that usually involves their being very unreliable or things of that nature. based on my experience and in my own opinion, this is why a lot of aw remain single into their late twenties or more even though they may be physically very attractive.

as for your comment about rm, i would rather not express any opinions because i have no direct personal experience with russian people/culture. just what i know by emailing rws.