As a woman, how important/essential is it to “marry up”?

[Anonymous]

Curious what people think.

[Anonymous]

Marrying way up is as bad as marrying way down, hard to maintain fair balance.

[Anonymous]

Best to marry your equal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best to marry your equal.

Not exact equal but similar tier.

[Anonymous]

It was pretty low down on my list, but I think part of that is because I was in a good position to find an equal. I didn't really have a desire to "marry up".

[Anonymous]

It was not important to marry up in terms of social status or class. I met DH when we were 22 and he was hot, smart, and kind. He grew up very poor and I’m proud of him for getting to where he is today.

[Anonymous]

No more 'important' than it is for guys.

[Anonymous]

Bad idea.

[Anonymous]

Money cannot buy happiness

[Anonymous]

It's best to marry an equal who thinks he's marrying up.

[Anonymous]

I think it's important to make up for social inequities in life. I'll use my beauty as a weapon to help me because my gender has so often been used against me.

[Anonymous]

Once you’re known as eye candy the perception is difficult to change (until you age out of it). I much prefer to be with my equal.

[Anonymous]

Zero. That means the guy is marrying down by marrying you.

Men are more than wallets and women are more than bodies. Anyone who is looking primarily for that feature and willing to marry up or down to get it deserves what ever nightmare that marriage ends up being.

[Anonymous]

My family was / is UMC so I had no desire to marry up, I was more than comfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Zero. That means the guy is marrying down by marrying you.

Men are more than wallets and women are more than bodies. Anyone who is looking primarily for that feature and willing to marry up or down to get it deserves what ever nightmare that marriage ends up being.

This.