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ami1uwant is online now ami1uwant Post #1  May 11,2010, 10:26am
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There was an article in the New York Times today about the top of a new book that explores the psychology of relationships and genetics involved:

The Science of a Happy Marriage - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
 
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A happy marriage is my goal.
 
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Marriage no. Been there done that. Go away and play honeymoon wonderful.
 
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Long term happiness for myself and my daughters is my goal. If marriage happens, it happens.
 
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A happy marriage and kids is definitely my goal. Not sure if its in the cards at this point in my life.
 
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Marriage can be happy? Who knew
 
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PY_2 is offline PY_2 Post #7  May 11,2010, 2:22pm

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Long term goal: Happy marriage for sure.
Short term goal: Happy relationship
Very short term goal: Low maintenance, cool, funny, attractive woman to go out on dates, who doesn't give me ulcers and high blood pressure (must like wine/beer/maybe eat a nice steak/food in general/and please no bigger than a size 8 LOL!!!!)
Last edited by PY_2; May 11,2010 at 2:23pm. Reason: kidding about the size 8....dont be mad at me all you lovely wimmeeeenz!
 
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Happy, fulfilling marriage is my goal. A family on top of that is bonus.
 
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jayjay is offline jayjay Post #10  May 11,2010, 3:44pm
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...things seem to have gotten quiet around here.

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The thing with 'pop' articles like this is you'd really have to do a lot of digging in the research they cite to determine if their conclusions have any weight. For example, they claim that married people 'protect' their relationships by rating members of the opposite sex as less attractive if they are told that person is interested in meeting them. It's also possible that a similar phenomenon would occur even people who aren't in a relationship. Was this tested to determine if this is really a mechanism for 'relationship protection'? You'd have to read the actual research to find out.

Regarding whether a happy marriage is 'my goal'....yes, that is one of my goals. To feel a certain base level of fulfillment in my life I need to have an intimate relationship, such as a marriage. At the same time, for me a happy marriage isn't the be-all-end-all of life. This is just one of my 'goals' in life.
 
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