tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post8020487607626743029..comments2024-03-27T02:10:46.586-04:00Comments on The Influence Peddler: Want Successful Kids? Stay Married.The Editor at IPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271471626482554372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-46269323748572356252007-06-02T07:27:00.000-04:002007-06-02T07:27:00.000-04:00Marriage changes guys, makes them more stable, and...Marriage changes guys, makes them more stable, and focused on the long-term.<BR/><BR/>Also, if this were just heredity, then what about the changes as the culture shifted? If it was just heredity, there wouldn't have been a sexual revolution because culture wouldn't matter. We would be what we always were, world without end. Need to think this through a bit more guys, even if it takes you to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-69927053222181318972007-06-01T15:00:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:00:00.000-04:00Occam's Beard - it's more than the traits. Financi...Occam's Beard - it's more than the traits. Financial resources, parental time and other resources are most likely better utilized. Paying for only one residence, rather than two, allows for more discretionary income. Biological parents can more easily be involved in the children's lives.<BR/><BR/>Plus, you, probably, have a more positive, stable emotional environment rather than the types of DADvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021178600799126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-20399891514877095032007-06-01T09:36:00.000-04:002007-06-01T09:36:00.000-04:00One becomes virtuous by doing virtuous things.Peop...One becomes virtuous by doing virtuous things.<BR/><BR/>People who commit themselves to working through problems in their marriages are not merely "demonstrating heritable characteristics," they're building character which will aid them and their offspring in other aspects of their lives, including the financial.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say commitment to marriage is the sole cause of children's Philo-Juniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16002165427743112883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-63906545427634468902007-06-01T08:20:00.000-04:002007-06-01T08:20:00.000-04:00No sh!t Sherlock! Did they actually pay to have th...No sh!t Sherlock! Did they actually pay to have this study done - me and almost every other non moonbat could have told them that for free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-8806409670650249252007-06-01T08:05:00.000-04:002007-06-01T08:05:00.000-04:00I would like to second Occam's Beard.A successful ...I would like to second Occam's Beard.<BR/><BR/>A successful marriage is a symptom of heritable traits, the inheritance of which is the primary explanation for the success of the children of those who prove capable of maintaining stable marriages.<BR/><BR/>Cause and effect tends to get confused in these sorts of discussions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-31113310987017931102007-06-01T00:37:00.000-04:002007-06-01T00:37:00.000-04:00Much as I applaud the sentiment expressed by this ...Much as I applaud the sentiment expressed by this study, I suspect that lifelong marriage is really a surrogate for personality traits <BR/>(e.g., maturity, realism, emotional stability) that also lead to economic success. These people probably aren't successful <I>because</I> they stay married, they were successful <I>and</I> stayed married because they're squared away - i.e., consequences of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-30355003923455829972007-06-01T00:34:00.000-04:002007-06-01T00:34:00.000-04:00Well, my wife left abruptly and falsely accused me...Well, my wife left abruptly and falsely accused me of killing the pets, drugging her, sexually assaulting the kids, and having an affair. I don't think staying married is in the cards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-83363832950955175342007-05-31T22:11:00.000-04:002007-05-31T22:11:00.000-04:00Mary Cheney's kid deserves married parents.Yes, Di...<I>Mary Cheney's kid deserves married parents.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, Dick and Lynne should raise the little bugger--not Mary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-54829715564742174432007-05-31T21:15:00.000-04:002007-05-31T21:15:00.000-04:00Mary Cheney's kid deserves married parents.Mary Cheney's kid deserves married parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-75152298701649835502007-05-31T17:54:00.000-04:002007-05-31T17:54:00.000-04:00Of course, you could always remain married because...Of course, you could always remain married because it is an oath you swore before God, not a contract entered into merely to score some tail.smitty1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559464300318848169noreply@blogger.com