Perhaps audiophiles, with their neuroses towards acheiving perfection, are less likely to get divorced?!!! Perhaps the audio hobby "drains" that internal dynamic that (near) continuously challenges the attainment of satisfaction, the "never-completely-satisfied" mechanism. By dealing with that trait in the audio hobby, it may just spare the spouse! After all, we all need to come to terms with the impossibility of perfection (even in audio), and the impact of that realization could well cause a feller to seek solidity with their spouse. Just a theory...
Do audiophiles have a high divorce rate?
Somebody told me yesterday that a study that looked at personality traits of people who got divorced found that people who were picky and difficult to satisfy were over-represented in the divorce population.
That got me thinking: picky and difficult to satisfy -- that doesn't sound like any of us, does it?
From your observations, do you think that audiophiles might have a higher divorce rate than the general population because of certain personality characteristics?
Just hoping my hypothesis is wrong.
Michael
That got me thinking: picky and difficult to satisfy -- that doesn't sound like any of us, does it?
From your observations, do you think that audiophiles might have a higher divorce rate than the general population because of certain personality characteristics?
Just hoping my hypothesis is wrong.
Michael