A recent study that was conducted by Germany’s Max Planck Institute revealed that men who marry younger women are more likely to live longer; however, the same study revealed that women who marry younger men do not live longer.

The population statistics study found that if a man marries a woman who is 15 to 17 years his junior then his chances of dying at an early age is cut by a fifth.

The study also revealed that older women who marry younger or older men with a seven or nine year age difference, increase their chances of dying early by 20 percent.  This number rises to 30 percent if the age difference is close to 15 to 17 years.

Sven Drefahl, a spokesperson for the institute’s headquarters said, “A theory is that a younger woman will care for a man better and therefore he will live longer.”

The study examined all deaths between 1990 and 2005 for the entire population of Denmark.

I BET THE GENIUS BEHIND THIS STUDY IS A MAN.

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