I love these studies. Really I do.

It appears, according to the Pew Research Center, based on Census Data, "men are increasingly likely to marry women with more education and income than they have." 

That is, for the 30 to 44 year old crowd.

So then, the study goes on to report, younger women, better educated, earn good money, marry, have a lower divorce rate and happier unions. And this survey was not done in Stepford land. 

Another study, had decidely different statistics. How's this, to make you sit up and take notice, men live longer if they marry a younger woman. "His chances of dying early are cut by a fifth if their bride is between 15 and 17 years their junior. Premature death is reduced by 11 percent." 

Women, the study suggests, don't seem to fair as well. She has a 30 percent chance of dying early when wedded to a guy 15 to 17 years her junior. 

The moral to this story?

If she hasn't met her honey baby sweetie by the time she's in her 40's she can choose one of these second time around older guys. The diaper duty she thought she might have missed will, sooner than later, be part of her daily activity. Too bad.

If, however, she waits a decade or so longer, she can find herself a sweet young thing. While possibly shortening her life expectancy somewhat, she, arguably, will be prepared to meet her maker with a huge smile on her face.