New study finds men with attractive wives more satisfied in marriage [View all]

[KamaAina]

http://blog.sfgate.com/relationships/2013/11/21/new-study-finds-men-with-attractive-wives-more-satisfied-in-marriage/

A new study recently published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that men who feel they have more attractive wives report higher levels of marital satisfaction. The study, conducted by psychologist Andrea Meltzer, surveyed 450 newlywed couples over four years and asked if a more attractive spouse could lead to a happier union.

“The significant effect of wives’ attractiveness on husbands’ satisfaction was significantly stronger than the nonsignificant effect of husbands’ attractiveness on wives’ satisfaction, indicating that partner physical attractiveness played a larger role in predicting husbands’ marital satisfaction than it did in predicting wives’ marital satisfaction.”

Basically, what Meltzer is trying to say is that spousal attractiveness is apparently much more important for men than women.

Way to let me down, fellow members of my sex, but I guess you can’t argue with science.

The full study appears in this month's issue of DUH! magazine, on newsstands now.