If recent findings (based on tests involving 82 couples married for six months) published in the Journal of Family Psychology are to be believed, then if women want to lead a blissfully happy married life, they should ideally marry a man less attractive/ uglier than them. Very interesting survey, I must say.
If you are wondering why a less attractive husband is a mandatory requirement to a happy marriage, well that it is because according to the research in evolutionary terms, women are apparently less choosy or not as hung up on looks. For them their men need to be good providers and should help them to reproduce (definitely makes the women much smarter, don???t you think?)
Nature on the other hand has programmed men to choose a mate who is most likely to pass on their genes and thus look for enhanced physical attributes and beauty. Also attractive men are more prone to infidelity as they get more short-term mating opportunities! So, what? I believe so do women, but, unlike men, most women would not jeopardize a great relationship for a roll in the hay.
Honestly, I think one cannot really generalize such a thing. After all, 82 couples is too small a sample to draw conclusions from, and most importantly all the couples have just been married for 6 months. Now that is too short a time to judge whether or not such marriages are successful or not. Personally I believe, to have a great marriage both the partners should be sensitive to each others needs and love and respect each other.
Source: Celebitchy
