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Why men marry women half their age?

The study, led by University of Turku, has found that young women prefer older men because of their wealth and high social status, which makes them good parents for their children. The finding was made with the aid of a study of the nomadic Sami, the Finland`s tribe. From the analysis, the scientists found that the men maximized their ability to pass on their genes to future generations, by marrying women who were 14.6 years younger, and vice versa. Those men had the highest number of children surviving to adulthood, because their young women were the most fertile and had the highest reproductive value.

December 07, 2007