By Lori Lowe

“Scientific studies have shown that as many as 40 percent of divorces are caused by genetic factors that affect personality and behavior.” That statement stopped me in my tracks as I was reading it in You Being Beautiful by Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Oz).

They add, “The relationship between personality and divorce is clear: Extroversion is related to risk of divorce, particularly in men. Neuroticism elevates risk of divorce for both men and women.”  (You may recall in my post Oh no, I married an extrovert! that my husband is an extreme extrovert. )

However, the book’s description of an extrovert doesn’t describe any of the extroverts I know.  “They’re loud, they drive fast, they approach strange ladies at the bar, and they’re unafraid to be... More...