STUDY: WE CHOOSE PARTNERS WHO WILL LIVE AS LONG AS WE WILL

A recent study claims people unwittingly tend to choose a partner with a similar life expectancy. Doctors claim we unconsciously pick a partner who will share the same illnesses as us later in life, such as high blood pressure or heart disease. Researchers from Edinburgh University examined data from the UK Biobank — a study of genes and lifestyle factors. They found that partners’ shared lifestyles, such as smoking or eating unhealthily, may lead to the same diseases later. This will ultimately mean similar life expectancies, suggesting that humans tend to select partners for behavioral or physical traits that are genetically related to disease and longevity.
* So, according to this study, a person who smokes will be attracted to somebody who also smokes. Fascinating. Do go on.
* How does this work in Florida and Arizona? They’re hip-deep in widows.
* And what happens with old millionaires and their young trophy wives?
* How about this – two people who live together tend to eat the same things, do the same things, go to the same places, pick up the same diseases at the same time. How much money did they spend on that study?