Dating someone less educated

The College Dating Divide

First of all, I am not dissing my boyfriend, it is a fact that I dated downwards since we are talking about earning power, education. Growing up in an average family who wanted a good life for me, I was taught I needed a good husband who goes to the big 3 university and has XX or YY and whatever in between, earn at least above XX amount, be ambitious enough and wtv. Instead of going along with whatever my parents wanted me to have; I came up with just 1 trait I wanted my man to have. Girl friends around me dated sales, doctors, big firm accountants and some are happy. Read: Persistence in chasing the girl - to understand how much work he put to chase me. He assured me that although for now - all he can provide is caipng with occasional Genki sushi and dates, he will work harder to give me that good life he envisioned me to have. I took him to a few fancy places on occasion because I could afford it but he still end up swallowing the bill even though by this time he already knew how much I am earning secretly paying while I am away, transferring me the sum I have transferred him etc. I would always assure him that it is ok and that I could get the bill and he just need to treat me to fancy places next time but this man - refused. It took him 1 year to reach the same standing as me. Its amazing what this man can do.

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But in my experience, that is a lot easier said than done. Its really irritating because we never go out. I asked him if we could go out to dinner and he said no.

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Is it time to widen the search? T here were, says Cat, perhaps one or two male students on her English degree. How great to have so many clever, educated young women spilling out every year, but there could be negative consequences, as a new book, Date-onomics , points out: there may not be enough educated men to go around.

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Should I date a guy who is less qualified than me?

Few life decisions are more consequential than who we decide to partner up with. Yet in a previous era, Americans made these critical decisions very early in their lives. Today, Americans are waiting longer to pull the trigger on marriage and increasingly foregoing marriage altogether. This is due in large part to the fact that women are less economically dependent on men.

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