Men Who Marry "Smart" Live Longer, So They Say

Posted by Mason Jamal Friday, November 13, 2009

A new study shows that men who marry highly educated women have longer life expectancy. I can go a lot of different directions with this one. I can caution my unmarried brethren to make sure they check a woman’s ashy to classy barometer before getting too serious. I can also suggest to the married men out there that if your wife isn’t highly educated, don’t worry because it’s not the years in your life, but rather it’s the life in your years that really matter. Either that or tell the wifey to get online and find some scholarships.

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Continued: A part of me wants to dismiss the study, but another part of me wants to dissect it. It’s always been accepted, whether it’s true or not, that men who are married, education aside, live longer than unmarried men. That seems totally plausible. Marriage has the ability to save us from ourselves. From the time most of us are born, men that is, we are on a fast track to self-destruction. If you have a son, whether he is six or sixteen, you have certainly said to yourself it’s amazing that this child hasn’t killed himself yet. It’s our nature. We’re aggressive. We’re relentless. We’re stupid (at times). Well into adulthood the self-destructive mode is always running, even if it’s in the background operating in stealth form.

This is where the educated woman comes in. If she’s anything like my wife, she’s a walking Wikipedia – filled with a lot of good information along with some erroneous unchecked factoids, like the time she suggested the rash on my foot might be a sign of diabetes. Thanks for the scare Mrs. Jamal. I ran around for a month thinking I might I have "the suga". But better safe than sorry, as they say. The study notes that a man’s education is far less important than his spouse’s when it comes to life expectancy. Again, it’s totally consistent with everything I know about myself and other men. The term "educated fools" comes to mind. It doesn’t matter how much we know, because men tend to make medical decisions based on convenience and proximity of the problem to the penis. The closer it is to the equipment, the more concerned we grow and more likely we are to get it checked out. The further away the symptoms are, like our heart or something, forget about it. It can wait until after the game. No, it can wait until after the season.

Having said all that, I suggest that no man marries or stays married for these reasons. There has to be more, not just five more years of old age and dementia. Quality of life trumps the quantity of years, in my mind. One


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10 Comments

  1. Max Reddick Says:
    Posted on November 14, 2009 9:20 AM

  2. I had a similar experience with my wife. She spotted a mole on my behind. She then set out to track the growth of said mole which she insisted was getting bigger and bigger over time. Of course, I dismissed it as her watching too many of those television doctor shows.

    But later I caught this show on cancer in which this man had a mole on his back that he ignored. The mole kept growing until he finally went to the doctor only to find out he had skin cancer and half his back had to be removed.

    Of course, I began to imagine myself with skin cancer on my behind and considered the possibility of spending the rest of my life with only one buttock, and I panicked. And after driving around in a daze a couple of days, and making a list of all the things I wanted to accomplish before my certain demise, I went to the doctor.

    However, the doctor ensured me it was just a mold, and we all got a good laugh out of it.

     
  3. Mason Jamal Says:
    Posted on November 14, 2009 9:40 AM

  4. Max -
    That's what a wife will do. She'll take care of you and scare the hell out of you at the same time. Mrs. Jamal, what I didn't mention, went to college with plans of becoming a doctor before turning her attention to education. So I think that's part of what I'm dealing with - a would be doctor. Thanks for sharing.

     
  5. Roderick Says:
    Posted on November 14, 2009 11:13 AM

  6. Thanks Mason.. You just inspired me to finally go get my MBA and continue my search for highly educated woman *LOL*... I wanna live.. Or is it I am absolutely tired of explaining everything to every woman I date.. Hmmm...

     
  7. Mason Jamal Says:
    Posted on November 14, 2009 5:09 PM

  8. Roderick -
    Glad I could be of service.

     
  9. Goddess Intellect Says:
    Posted on November 16, 2009 11:07 AM

  10. lol @ walking Wikipedia
    I enjoyed this post.

     
  11. Ms. Nikks Says:
    Posted on November 16, 2009 3:31 PM

  12. "I ran around for a month thinking I might I have "the suga"." *Closes casket* Hilarious. Enjoyable.

     
  13. Mason Jamal Says:
    Posted on November 16, 2009 9:15 PM

  14. @ Goddess Intellect and Ms. Nikks, you two are both amused by Mrs. Jamal and rightfully so. she's funny as hell. helps make me who I am.

     
  15. ThatTeowonna! Says:
    Posted on November 16, 2009 10:21 PM

  16. I have a theory. For a longer life, marry a highly educated woman. For a happier life, a little less education is ok.

     
  17. Carla Says:
    Posted on November 18, 2009 12:31 PM

  18. I'm familiar with a similar statistic about pet owners living longer. If you don't find a smart wife, at least get a smart dog.
    Single with an MBA and Master of Arts!

     
  19. Mason Jamal Says:
    Posted on November 18, 2009 12:38 PM

  20. Carla -
    Never heard that one. That's interesting and funny though. But since you got degrees falling from the rafters, who ever is lucky enough to marry you should live to be north of 90 yrs old. Not that you have to marry, however. Single and sexy is cool too.

     

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