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Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:00 AM

Too old for the altar?

Oh, great. A new study says people who tie the knot before age 27 have happier marriages.

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  • Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:59 AM

    The Larry King Factor

    Don't forget, though, that there are a certain number of people who, for whatever emotional or psychological reasons, just can't hold a marraige together, although they try several times. I got married at 26. I'm hoping my wife and I will be toasting our 50-year anniversary one day. That means I show up in the under-27 group as a 1-0. But say I'm a complete asshole. I cheat on my wife constantly, I come home drunk, etc. She kicks me to the curb. I repeat the process with wives 2-6. Now I show up in the under-27 group as 0-1, but also in the over-27 group as 0-5. That heavily weights the over-27 group negatively.

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