Younger Wife = Happy Marriage

According to experts,  the secret to a happy marriage for men is choosing a wife who is smarter and at least five years younger than you. They found that if the wife was five or more years older than her husband, they were more than three times as likely to divorce than if they were the same age.

If the age gap is reversed, and the man is older than the woman, the odds of marital bliss are higher.

Dr Emmanuel Fragniere and colleagues do say that men and women choose partners “on the basis of love, physical attraction, similarity of taste, beliefs and attitudes, and shared values.”

But they say that using “objective factors” such as age, education and cultural origin “may help reduce divorce”.

Icecreamist

Selfridges amazing ice cream installation until November. I love the artwork.

Italian Designers for Coca Cola

Italian designers teamed up with Coca Cola to support the victims of an earthquake in Abaruzza. Each bottle was designed to symbolize what each label stands for.

Donatella Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari for Blumarine, Veronica Etro, Silvia Venturini for Fendi, Consuelo Castiglioni for Marni, Angela Missoni and Rossella Jardini for Moschino

 

 

Jolie visits refugees in Iraq

The view from Stahl house

My sister sent me this amazing photo of the Stahl house and her pretty little feet.

Miss you DD

xx Aseel

American troops in Kuwait have swine flu

BBC:

Eighteen US soldiers in Kuwait have been tested positive for swine flu, health authorities have said.

The cases are the first to be reported from the Gulf region since the H1N1 outbreak of influenza type A began last month in Mexico.

A Kuwaiti health spokesman told the AFP news agency that the personnel affected had already left the country.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 12,022 cases of swine flu around the world, with 86 fatalities.

New cases

“All the 18 soldiers have left Kuwait. They had normal symptoms of the disease and were given the necessary medication,” public health department deputy Yussef Mendkar was quoted by AFP.

Kuwait is used as a logistics base for troops serving in Iraq. Some 15,000 troops are based there.

The US personnel had not come into contact with Kuwaiti citizens, the Reuters news agency said.

On Friday, 11 new cases of the disease were confirmed at a Spanish military school about 20 miles outside the capital Madrid.

The disease has now been confirmed in 44 countries, WHO said.

Recession & Divorces

I was listening to BBC Radio on my way to work this morning and the discussion was about the reasons for higher divorce rates during this period of economic crises. Apparently, wives of bankers and high ranked men in the business file for divorce, not because their husband can’t afford a new Gucci bag, it’s because of chores. Yes chores. Men become lazy, and the women hate them. There is a new book out that advises the women to make a spread sheet to calculate the house chores. In order to have a healthy marriage the chores should be 50 50.

If this is the analysis for the divorces rates during  the economic crisis in the UK, whats our excuse?

Karl Lagerfeld Designed Tutus

The English National Ballet shall be performing in Chanel in a performance to celebrate dance company and founder of The English National Ballet, Ballet Russes. Karl Lagerfeld has specially designed a number of pieces for the performance including a tutu with wings for a rendition of The Dying Swan. And true to Chanel, Lagerfeld has created one costume, which is embellished with Coco’s favourite flower camellias.

Deadly Mexico flu

Mexican authorities have taken drastic measures to contain a new strain of the swine flu virus that has killed 81 and prompted fears of a global pandemic.

More than 1,300 people with flu-like symptoms have been admitted to hospitals in Mexico, and officials are trying to determine how many of them have swine flu.

The H1N1 strain of swine flu is usually associated with pigs. When the flu spreads person-to-person, instead of from animals to humans, it can continue to mutate, making it a tougher strain that is harder to treat or fight off.

Symptoms of swine flu include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

This outbreak is causing worldwide concern because it wasn’t dealt with immediately by the Mexican government. So far, New Zealand, California and Texas have found people who are infected with the flu.

Pic of the day

I love it! 

 

GANGURO girl

source: anthroLOLogy

Thanks H.