Married life lie of the day
"Majority of women would reconsider their spouses" screams a news release put forth today from Woman's Day magazine and AOL.com. Their joint survey of more than 3,000 women found 36% would not remarry their husbands if they had it to do over again, and another 20% weren't sure.
Don't take it too seriously.
The survey was a voluntary, online poll, which means it hardly represents a cross-section of American wives. Those who are discontent with their married lives would likely take more interest in the poll --and be far more likely to respond to it -- than those who are content.
When surveys like this have been done using accurate scientific methods, including a random, representative sample, results are consistent: An overwhelming majority of both husbands and wives would remarry their spouses if they had the chance to do it all again.
All this leads to a question: Why are Woman's Day and AOL so eager to portray wives as miserable? I don't have a good answer for that. If you do, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Don't take it too seriously.
The survey was a voluntary, online poll, which means it hardly represents a cross-section of American wives. Those who are discontent with their married lives would likely take more interest in the poll --and be far more likely to respond to it -- than those who are content.
When surveys like this have been done using accurate scientific methods, including a random, representative sample, results are consistent: An overwhelming majority of both husbands and wives would remarry their spouses if they had the chance to do it all again.
All this leads to a question: Why are Woman's Day and AOL so eager to portray wives as miserable? I don't have a good answer for that. If you do, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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