Everyone dreams of learning the recipe for happiness in marriage. While spouses are studying mountains of books on psychology or consulting with friends, scientists are measuring the most unimaginable indicators in an attempt to find out how harmonious couples differ from unhappy and divorcing couples. The strangest recipes for family happiness: frequent quarrels, the correct ratio of height of partners and joint alcoholic libations.

Correct height is the key to happiness in marriage

Men usually choose ladies who are shorter than themselves, while women for the most part prefer that their boyfriend be at least a head taller than them. It would seem, why is this necessary? Height in itself does not guarantee either a man's strength or beauty... Scientists from the Netherlands conducted a study to find out whether ladies really prefer tall gentlemen. Having surveyed about 50 thousand men and women, Dutch researchers from the University of Groningen found out: ladies dream that their boyfriend is as much as 20 centimeters taller! While for men it is enough for their passion to be only 8 lower.

In turn, employees of the Gallup Institute (USA) derived the ideal ratio of the heights of men and women, which turned out to be equal to 1.09 in favor of men. That is, if you are a woman with a height of 165 centimeters, the height of your ideal gentleman should be about 180; if you are almost a model and your height is 170, your man should be at least 185 centimeters.

American experts even give examples of unsuccessful marriages that, in their opinion, broke up due to the “wrong” height of the partners. For example, the ratio of Tom Cruise's height to the height of his ex-wife Nicole Kidman was 0.94. Was this why Tom tried to command and portrayed himself as a real tyrant? We will not risk drawing such far-reaching conclusions. Another couple with an “unfortunate” height ratio is Prince Charles Parker and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles. However, the lovers are still together. But the marriage of football player David Beckham (183 cm) and his wife Victoria (168 cm) is simply ideal in terms of height - the ratio just reaches a coefficient of 1.09.

Truth is in wine, and so is happiness.

Experts from the University of Otago (New Zealand) came to the conclusion that the happiness of spouses... lies in alcohol. Having surveyed over 1.5 thousand couples, scientists discovered that their harmony is directly dependent on the amount of alcohol consumed.

They asked spouses questions about the quality of their relationship and their drinking. It turned out that the happiest couples are those in which the man and woman drink approximately the same amount of alcohol during the same amount of time during joint gatherings. Moreover, those couples who do not drink at all were less satisfied family life- only 69% of them said they were satisfied with their marriage.

In the group of people who drank with their wife (husband) one to three times a month, this figure was higher - 88%. And among those who drank moderate doses of alcohol about once a week or a little more often, 91% were satisfied with their family life! New Zealand experts, of course, emphasize that we are talking about drinking moderate doses of alcohol. But the conclusions suggest themselves...

Quarrel to your heart's content!

Experts in the field of psychology from many countries agree that quarreling is not only possible, but also necessary. The fact is that silent grievances destroy a marriage much faster than a showdown. In this case, sex gradually fades away, conversations between spouses become empty and short, intimacy disappears... The “danger zones” that need to be avoided in conversations expand, and this leads to alienation in the couple. Therefore, it is possible and necessary to quarrel. But it should be done correctly.

Namely: each partner should have the right to “take a breath” and take a break to cool down; in any case, insults should be avoided; actions like breaking dishes are an extreme case. Witnesses during a showdown are very undesirable - this will prevent you from being sincere and making peace. Ideally, you should try not to raise your voice. But at the same time, you can show that you are angry, offended or worried about something. Everyone should have the opportunity to speak out - and, no matter how hurt you may be, try to listen to your partner and take his position.

Weight category is important

But scientists from Tennessee believe that the key to a good marriage is the weight category of the spouses. A husband should not weigh less than his wife, they say. For four years, experts monitored the lives of 169 couples, the age of the spouses in which did not exceed 35 years. Participants recorded their own weight every six months and also answered questions about their level of marital satisfaction.

Having measured the height of several thousand spouses, scientists have not yet been able to come to a consensus on what kind of height can be considered ideal. Polish anthropologist Boguslav Pavlovsky, for example, believes that a man should be 1.09 times taller than his chosen one. Professors at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) are confident that the partner’s height should exceed the partner’s height by 20 cm. American scientists are more democratic, since they agree that even an 8-centimeter difference in height can be the key to a happy marriage. As a result of a number of surveys, it turned out that the ideal male height should be 188-190 cm, and the height of a suitable partner for him should be 172-174 cm.

Some researchers decided to study the problem from a different angle. A group of English scientists led by Dr. Daniel Nettle from the National Center for the Study of Child Development spent many years monitoring the health and social status of several hundred married couples.

As a result of a long-term study, the most interesting conclusions were made: tall men consistently chose short partners as wives and were much more likely than short men to become happy fathers families. In turn, women of short and medium height paid attention mainly to tall men and got married much faster than their tall peers.

What explains the identified pattern?

Scientists comment on research results based on evolutionary theory. From this point of view, a larger and taller man should turn out to be a stronger warrior and a more successful hunter, so his offspring will certainly be reliably protected from any troubles and always provided with good food.

At the same time, short women reach puberty earlier than taller women, since the latter spend more of their body energy on growing and maintaining optimal body weight. That is why men instinctively see short women as more promising mothers for their offspring. In addition, a small lady is more likely to make a large man want to protect her.

Despite the results of these pseudo-scientific studies, most ordinary married couples are not inclined to think that the key to their marital happiness was precisely the correct difference in height. They say the secret of a successful marriage is similarity of interests, mutual respect between partners, tenderness and love for each other.

What is the average height of a man and a woman in Russia? In this article I will not talk about the fact that the generation in modern Russia grew by 10 centimeters. Oh, I still said it!!! The fact that in the USSR men and women were shorter is written in almost every article on the topic of the average height of men and women in Russia. In twenty years, the average height of men and women will change again. The generation is growing upward.

What is the average height of a man in Russia?

There are three assumptions about the average height of a man in Russia. These are 174 centimeters, 176 centimeters and the tallest man is 178 centimeters. And this is exactly in Russia. For the most part, the average height of a man in Russia is 176 centimeters. Whether it is true or not, no one knows.

What is the average height of a woman in Russia?

The average height of a woman in Russia is also divided into three assumptions: 162 centimeters, 165 centimeters and, of course, 166 centimeters. Again, it is simply impossible to know the exact average height of a woman in Russia. There are various assumptions that are based more on theory than on facts.

There is a table of the average height of men and women in general, where the average height of a man is 174 centimeters, and the average height of a woman is 163 centimeters. This table also shows the average height of men and women in the world. Men - 176 centimeters, women - 164 centimeters.

It should be remembered that a person’s height changes throughout the day from larger to smaller. After you wake up, your height is 1.5-2 centimeters higher. By evening it decreases. It is connected to the spine. After you've had a good night's sleep, your spine is slightly longer due to the greater distance between the spinal discs. Many people are not aware of this fact.

My height in the morning is 176.3 centimeters. By evening - 174.1 centimeters. That is, according to some sources, I am either of average height or below average. And if we take the average height of a man as 178 centimeters, then I will always be below average.

To be honest, my height really doesn’t suit me. At the age of 17 I was 173 cm, then I became 174.5 and then my height growth stopped. At the age of 17, I began to have complexes about this. I even did growth exercises, but they had no effect. By the way, I wrote an article: where I wrote that NO WAY.

Well, now let's look at the average height in other countries. The Dutch (Netherlands) are the tallest in the world, while the Pygmies (Congo) are the shortest.

Now you know the average height of men and women in Russia and other countries. Some people have complexes because short, like me, and for others because of their height. It is impossible to reduce growth, but you can increase it if you do it in time. Growth areas should be open. At the age of 17, I took an x-ray of my left hand, and from the picture I realized that the growth zones were closed, and this was already at the age of 17.

Several of my comrades grew up at 18 years old. For example, one of my friends was 163 cm at the age of 17. He had a wild complex about this. His sisters reassured him, since they themselves are tall. One is 176 cm, the other is 178 cm. Which means it should be even higher. In addition to being short, he was also a skinny guy. Because of this, he was not accepted into the army, since he did not meet the weight requirements. Between 18 and 19 years old, he stretched up to 188 cm. Moreover, this was dramatic.

Three classmates also outgrew me. More precisely two of them. One moved to our 10th grade from another school. He was about 178 cm tall. After the summer, when we all entered the 11th grade, I was surprised when I saw him. His height was 185 cm.

Another classmate was always the shortest. I was head and shoulders above him. At 17, we were almost the same height. 5 years later I came across him in a shopping center where he worked as a salesman. So, his height was no lower than 178 cm. Now he looked down at me.

Well, another classmate went to cadet school after 9th grade. Sometimes he came to our school, where I periodically noticed that he was catching up with me in height. Now he not only became taller, but also became as fat as a pig.

At the age of 17 I wanted to use growth hormone, but unfortunately I didn’t get it. Now I’m 26 years old, and my growth zones are definitely closed, but at the end of 25 I started using growth hormone for bodybuilding. Oh yeah, athletes use it for recruiting. muscle mass. In September-October 2015, I injected growth hormone - Ansomon, 4 units per day. Later I learned that 42% of Ansomon develop antibodies to the hormone. That is, in the third week it does not work.

Now I inject Jintropin - the original and considered the best growth hormone. I inject 10 units a day. If you are 16 years old, then you can grow with the help of growth hormone.