The Secret to a Happy Marriage is.......

Woo Hoo, more ridiculous research results, bet you can’t wait to see what I’m going to dig up next….

This piece of stunning research is by the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project where they asked 2800 married people about generosity.

The punch line is the more generous the spouse is, the happier the other person is. In fact much more so than those who had married a self-centred asshole.

Wow, what about that for a revelation now? I had worked that out already and I don’t work at a University in Virginia or any other place for that matter.

Dr W Bradford Wilcox said that (I kid you not) if people share things like housework, childcare etc that it goes a long way to contributing to the happiness of the marriage but extra unexpected generosity (the virtue of giving good things to one’s spouse freely and abundantly according to the New York Times) brings about real happiness.

So it turns out that Marie Claire, Cosmo and all the other women’s magazine were wrong, apparently you actually don’t actually have to be able to carry out sexual gymnastics non stop to keep your man, you really only have to be nice to him.

Fancy that then eh? Who knew?

Sex and the Sloshed

I love reading research information especially when they come to a conclusion that we already suspected to be true. You know the one so obvious that you can’t believe that people somewhere were actually paid to research it?

So here is the stunning piece of information that researchers have researched…..
If you get pissed up during the festive season, you are more likely to have unprotected sex.

The journal ‘Addiction’ featured a study by Canadian researchers proves that after about 4 drinks for women and 5 drinks for men 5% were more likely to have unprotected sex with a random person.

Their argument is that drinking to excess can lead to HIV and that HIV awareness should feature along with binge drinking campaigns.

Surely the thought of waking up in a hedge covered in puke with your skirt round your waist would be deterrent enough? It works for me.



Let’s be honest though, 4 drinks for a woman and 5 for a man? They obviously didn’t conclude their studies in Scotland!!!

Possibly ‘Addiction’ can feature a story in their next issue that shows when you are over tired you want more chocolate, crisps and junk food.