Sure, you checked out what sports he likes, and whether he snores, but did you check his genes? Do you know that "men are more likely to be devoted and loyal husbands when they lack a particular variant of a gene that . . . [predicts] his aptitude for monogamy"?

According to a recent article in The Oregonian and other newspapers, this finding

. . . not only links the gene variant, which is present in two of every five men, with the risk of marital discord and divorce, but also appears to predict whether women involved with these men are likely to say their partners are emotionally close and available, or distant and disagreeable. The presence of the gene variant, or allele, also seems predictive of whether men get married or live with women without getting married.

While many people, especially in the US, have become focused on the genetics of health, many times that number have their health determined almost solely by social factors. You have to have food and water long before you are rich enough to worry about inheritance as a factor in your health.

An article in the Australian News today puts the issue into clearer focus with its title, "Being poor kills":

For instance, a boy living in the Glasgow suburb of Calton is expected to live to 54 - 28 years less than a boy born in affluent Lenzie nearby.