What metric is the single best predictor of a long, happy marriage?

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Top stories for Long   What metric is the single best predictor of a long, happy marriage? Tim Dawes, Professional trainer in communications, negotiations, and influence. • Answered March 30, 2020 People get this backwards. I've been married to the same woman for 26 years. And people still get this backwards. Friendship is great, compassion is great, acting in love is ... Read more » 7.7K 176   Why is the Martian soil considered toxic, and how does that affect growing food on Mars? Steve Smith, Writer, blogger, general purpose geek. • Answered August 18 Sadly, if Mark Watney really had to try and survive by growing potatoes in his own shit, he would still be on Mars - and very dead. What Andy Weir didn't know when writing "... Read more » 2.1K 79   Why isn't Victoria, Canada a bigger city? Steven Haddock, 3rd generation (or so) Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major • Answered August 30 In 1870, British Columbia entered Confederation with a promise of building a railway to the new province. As Victoria was by far the largest city in the province, and its c... Read more » 575 57   If socialism doesn't work, how come there are no (visible) homeless people in Norway and Denmark, whereas every major city in the US seems to have thousands of homeless people? Why is the US government unable to solve the problem? Aaron Brown, Columnist at Wilmott Magazine (1999-present) • Answered July 8, 2024 I am reminded of a classic story: A Scandinavian economist once said to Milton Friedman, 'In Scandinavia, we have no poverty'. Milton Friedman replied, 'That's interesting, ... Read more » 4.9K 1.1K   Why do some professors think it's acceptable to just read off the slides during lecture rather than actually teach? Do they deserve to get paid or tenured? George Chang, former 50 years teaching at UC Berkeley, AB in chemistry at Princeton University • Answered August 16 This question reminds me of one of the many math professors I had in college (I took seven semesters of math, even though I was a chemistry major). The professor didn't seem... Read more » 61 10   Why is Windows 11 so much worse than Windows 7? ランダムロボット • Answered October 28, 2024 In the 90s, the thing that made Windows competitive with Unix and Apple was compatibility, ease of use, familiarity, and the fact that it was developer friendly. It seems e... Read more » 489 121   Who told Trump his IQ is 130? Did Trump tell us this? Judy Rofe, An Australian who never lost sight of the bigger picture. • Answered July 23, 2023 When donald trump was ostensibly referred to as a "moron" by his Secretary of State, he reportedly claimed he would be more than delighted to share the results of his IQ te... Read more » 3.6K 601   Do tapeworms go away on their own in a human? Ken Saladin, Ph.D. Parasitology, Florida State University (1977) • Answered October 15, 2024 They all die eventually, but some tapeworms can live for more than 20 years. Further, if a person has tapeworms, there's a good chance they're exposed to more, and as old w... Read more » 171 5   I accidentally put something in my pocket at Walmart and forgot to scan it and pay for it. Can I go back and tell someone and pay for it? Ben Martin • Answered August 2 Not something on my pocket, but a cashier missed scanning a large object in my cart. I had enough other expensive stuff that I didn't notice the price being wrong. A few da... Read more » 341 20   Why do professional chefs always seem to use an excessive amount of butter and oil? Surely there is a healthier way to make food that tastes excellent. Jonathan Trueman, Professional screen-and-copywriter, voice artist, Brit, knowledge addict. • Answered January 28, 2020 Oh, it gets worse. A friend of mine is married to a chef at a highly regarded hotel in Manchester. When she asked her husband why his food tasted better than hers from the ... Read more » 25.7K 754   What work secret did you accidentally find out that changed everything? Steve Twigg • Answered June 24 Used to briefly work in a small split level warehouse. One set of stairs between the upstairs and down just off the entrance. This was during the fuel crisis of the late 90... Read more » 443 19   Why doesn't honey go bad? OakTeller, Knower of many things. • Answered July 26 Honey lasts forever--Men have found pots of it in Egyptian tombs, still good to eat after thousands of years. The reason is that honey is a death trap for anything that tri... Read more » 12.8K 440 Read more in your feed

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