Re:Women are struggling to find men who make as much money a...
by qzw on Thursday August 12, 2021 @07:51PM
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This is just about the least information-dense article I've read on the subject. Might as well call it "Couple local gals say they're having trouble finding financially comparable men." Oh, and it's from 2019. How did this make the front page?
Re:Women are struggling to find men who make as much money a...
by underseacables on Thursday August 12, 2021 @08:07PM
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Although we like to think marriage is based on love, he says, it “also is fundamentally an economic transaction,” and women want partners whom they can call their equals.
Something does not add up here and I’m calling general BS in this entire article. In one sense its laughing at men by saying women are earning more than you, but on the other, it puts forth this idea that women only care about money and status. That is just not true. Ask yourself: How many women have turned you down because they earn more than you?
Re:Women are struggling to find men who make as much money a...
by hdjjhhvvhga on Friday August 13, 2021 @05:19AM
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I don't believe they care only about money and status. When you decide to enter a lifelong relationship, you can't ignore the economic status of your partner, no matter what gender you are. If you marry a person who is in debt, or has children to support, it will influence your economic situation. In general, being together is net-positive by default because you share costs. In addition, it is quite normal in marriage to share at least a part of the income and properties owned and acquired before and after marriage, directly and indirectly.
It does not mean money is the only factor, but is definitely an important one, with the importance being proportional to the difference between the two. It is socially accepted we don't discuss these things openly, but it doesn't mean they don't exist, sociology has been studying it for decades.
Re:Women are struggling to find men who make as much money a...
by rektide on Thursday August 12, 2021 @11:44PM
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I do think every single "real" man has a better prism of assessment that they filter by than this. and women too. implying that the narrow, easier to gauge, objectified dimensions are a critical priority is a neg to an opposing gender, when levelled by a delicate gender that thinks highly of itself, of it's competency, capabilities, & greatness, even when often lacking qualificands to prove so.
Re:Women are struggling to find men who make as much money a...
by stalkersyndrome on Thursday August 12, 2021 @07:54PM
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You wouldn’t happen to have a link to it would you? Not sure if it was flagged but stories tend to drop off the front page and into the void sometimes.
Re:Women are struggling to find men who make as much money a...
by skissane on Thursday August 12, 2021 @08:23PM
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I think hypergamy is declining, and likely to decline even further. Purely anecdotally, I know a number of couples where the woman significantly out-earns the man, and I get the impression it is becoming more common. Many women prefer hypogamous monogamy to hypergamous polygyny.
Something does not add up here and I’m calling general BS in this entire article. In one sense its laughing at men by saying women are earning more than you, but on the other, it puts forth this idea that women only care about money and status. That is just not true. Ask yourself: How many women have turned you down because they earn more than you?
How did this ever get through editorial?
However, you can make some inferences about how it works by what people complain about in their propsect pool.
It does not mean money is the only factor, but is definitely an important one, with the importance being proportional to the difference between the two. It is socially accepted we don't discuss these things openly, but it doesn't mean they don't exist, sociology has been studying it for decades.
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