7 Interesting Facts About Marriage

You know, whether or not durable marriage can be seen from the way people smiling at its annual book? Check out other interesting facts about the wedding starts from the party to life afterwards, as quoted from womansday.

1. White Wedding Gown
Based on TLC, first wedding dress is not always white. In fact, traditional wedding dresses colored red, blue, purple and even black with gold or silver stitching. But when Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840 by wearing a white dress, all was changed instantly.

2. Longevity kiss
The man who was always kissing partner every morning is believed to have longer life than those who do not. So ask your husband to give a kiss 'good morning', if he wants a long life.

3. Alturisme
A study in 2006 revealed that alturisme - attention given to a person against another person without regard to yourself - effect on marital happiness. The study found that 67 percent of people with alturisme considered to have a marriage that 'very happy', and 50 percent of couples with little alturisme assessed only 'quite happy'.

4. Smiles in Yearbook
In 2009, researchers rank the wide smiles of people who exist on the college yearbook, ranging from one to 10. They found that no one who is at the very top level (those with the widest smile) through a divorce.

5. Apply Men Women This Is Not New
Lately a lot of women who took the initiative to apply for the first man. Apparently this is not new. In 1228, the Scottish lady has started a trend 'proposed first', which then spread to Europe.

6. Reduce Criminal
Based on research in 2010, the marriage can reduce criminal behavior in men by 35 percent. But researchers are not yet sure what the cause. Are men becoming more 'calm' after marriage or marriage makes them more responsible.

7. Ring finger
Pinned on the wedding ring finger had been going on since ancient times. The Romans believed that the ring finger veins are blood vessels, called 'vein amoris' because these vessels carry blood directly to the heart (heart).