My favorite laughing fit this week came from reading the reactions to a column by forbes.com editor Michael Noer. His premise basically is that men shouldn't marry women who work. In this column, which has ignited a firestorm of fury in the blogosphere, he compiles the results of a bunch of studies and comes up with the conclusion that marrying a working woman is asking for trouble. Statistically, she's more likely to become unsatisfied with you, more likely to divorce you, more likely to cheat on you, tolerate a messier house, etc.

The whole idea struck me as ridiculous. Can't you just hear some guy proposing marriage to Angelina Jolie: "Angelina -- marry me! Oh, but a few things have to change. There won't be any more of those multimillion-dollar movie jobs in exotic locales; no more taking millions for those magazine cover shots. And no more of that nonsense about being a goodwill ambassador going around the world helping Asian and African children. Nope, nope. You need to be home cleaning house, diapering the kids, pouring me a beer and matching up my socks. Heck, you might get annoyed with me or even divorce me if you aren't dependent on me for all your money. So, what do ya think, baby?"

Oh, yeah! That's gonna happen!

I wonder what Noer would dig up from the social science researchers about a prospective bride like this:

* Professional woman working unpredictable hours

* Bride in same profession and same office as groom

* Divorced

* Child from previous marriage

* Bride's parents divorced

* College education

Now, there's a recipe for disaster, right?

Well, I'm so glad Rich, also known as the World's Best Husband, didn't read the research before we got married. We'll celebrate our 25th anniversary March 13.