What defines the Swedish soul?
This article, from Prospect, is interesting throughout. Excerpt:
Inevitably, the subject turns to sex and marriage. I'll never forget
asking one group what they thought of marriage in a country where most
educated young people (and half go to university) don't get married or
bear children until they are well over 30. A young woman gave me a
thoughtful answer and so I asked her, "What are you looking for in a
husband?" Without batting an eye or pausing for thought, she answered:
"Three things. One, he must be good in bed. Two, he must be a good
father. Three, when we divorce, he mustn't be bitter."
Robin Hanson comments on the USA. Here is my earlier post on what I think of Sweden, one of my favorite MR posts.