Maggie's Farm

Marianne mentions double-digit IQ bimbos. I've had a couple of interesting revelations: Danica McKellar of "The Wonder Years" was a math major and has written books on the subject. Carol Linley, a bimbo-looking actress of the 1960s, proved highly intelligent in interviews. Her high-pitched voice, as she said herself, made her sound like an idiot.
On the marriage link -- my first marriage went poorly. My second marriage has had external storms but never internal storms -- that is, times of financial strain, we moved several times in a short period, school and development problems of our kids. We've never shouted at each other unless in physical danger, never argued heatedly, never had to "work at our marriage". Maybe one reason is that we quickly decided neither of us would try to change the other very much. Or maybe George just lucky, I guess. But I hate the meme that marriage is a task and a challenge. How dreary that makes it sound! A family will have tasks and challenges but marriage itself ought not to be.
November 1, 2011, is our silver anniversary as an item.

Our wedding anniversary is in April -- November is when we became an item. I also know our informal engagement date (New Year's Eve) and our formal engagement date (Valentine's). I think the day we became an item is very important.
If you've been married 40 years, you must have married at around 10 or so, since you are surely only about 50.