For Richer or Poorer

TheStreet.com published an interesting piece on whether marriage helps or hurts an individual’s career. Turns out, the only professions in which a spouse is beneficial are clergymen, judges, police officers, and drumroll...politicians. Insert Eliot Spitzer joke here.

Apparently, a stable home life increases the likelihood for success. Proceed to beat dead horse and insert follow-up Spitzer joke here.

And said jobs wield the perfect power: If the marriage doesn’t pan out for any of the above, they can divorce, annul, or just plain sweep it under the rug.