Okay, men, this one is for you. Remember this tune?  "I want to be happy, but I can't be happy, 'til I make you happy too."

Not happening.

Unless, that is, you have her undergo an extensive DNA mapping to determine if she has the gene marker for MAOA, also known as the  "happy gene."

I kid you not. 

Women, this is not a  moment quid pro moment. Men don't appear to have this version of the gene. Their version seems to make them aggressive. The warrior gene.

Go figure.

One would have thought that with enough of the population having this gene marker it would contribute to a more upbeat world view, but in actuality that's not the case. Anxiety and its evil twin sister anger can supercede the genes function.

So sad.

But, if you're not bummed by the flat chest or piano legs or curly hair, that you've inherited, you now know she's given you an extra dose of MAOA.