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Tuesday, March 6, 2007
9:33:00 AM EST
Hearing Code Monkey -- Jonathan Coulton
From the Island of Unsurprising Survey Conclusions comes this tidbit:
People who put a lot of weight on luxury vacations or designer decor may end up not being the perfect match in marriage, according to U.S. research.
Wives or husbands who place high value on possessions are more likely to experience financial problems, which puts a strain on the relationship, according to the first study analyzing how material satisfaction affected marriage.
The study showed that very materialistic couples had a 40 percent higher risk of having financial problems than other couples which can then impact marital happiness.
Yes, it should not be a shock that if you're always worried about getting more crap, it might eventually put a strain on your finances, and that will put a strain on your marriage. When it comes to "marriage" or "pointless crap," be sure you know which you prefer more.
Now, to be sure, sitting as I am in a house filled with pointless junk I don't really need, I'm not going to hold myself out as a model of an anti-materialist. I like my toys. I also like to think that if it all went away, I could survive as long as I had my family with me. I'm not in a rush to test this theory, mind you. But I like to think it.
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9:33:00 AM EST
Hearing Code Monkey -- Jonathan Coulton
If You Loved Me, You'd Take Me on a Cruise
From the Island of Unsurprising Survey Conclusions comes this tidbit:
People who put a lot of weight on luxury vacations or designer decor may end up not being the perfect match in marriage, according to U.S. research.
Wives or husbands who place high value on possessions are more likely to experience financial problems, which puts a strain on the relationship, according to the first study analyzing how material satisfaction affected marriage.
The study showed that very materialistic couples had a 40 percent higher risk of having financial problems than other couples which can then impact marital happiness.
Yes, it should not be a shock that if you're always worried about getting more crap, it might eventually put a strain on your finances, and that will put a strain on your marriage. When it comes to "marriage" or "pointless crap," be sure you know which you prefer more.
Now, to be sure, sitting as I am in a house filled with pointless junk I don't really need, I'm not going to hold myself out as a model of an anti-materialist. I like my toys. I also like to think that if it all went away, I could survive as long as I had my family with me. I'm not in a rush to test this theory, mind you. But I like to think it.
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