What is the future of heterosexual dating when the number of men attending college continues to drop

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More college women will either not date at all or all will date the same dudes; guys will get more dates with more women.

More 30 something educated women will realize they will not find a spouse until they give up the college-degree requirement or the divorced dads start dating.

But this is not new. Many college educated men have always been fine dating and marrying women without degrees, so the dating pool among the college educated has always been lopsided.

Of course men are/were okay marrying uneducated women because an education was not necessary to look hot, take care of a home, and raise kids. Men made the money and women did the rest. The problem with many men is that they don’t feel like they need to step up in other areas when they aren’t the breadwinner. It’s about finances, not a degree. Women generally have no issues marrying a wealthy man without a degree.

[Anonymous]

I’m married to a man with a degree in architecture. He does security at a well known bar in our tourist town. I had no idea he went to college when I met him. It’s not the end of the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They will be like me. I have a grad degree, my DH didn’t finish college. Not everyone needs college to be successful in life. He makes a lot more than me, too.

+1. I have a post-doctorate level of education. DH is a pilot with just a license. He makes more than me, and I make $200K. He is witty, fun, funny, ruggedly handsome, fit, kind, generous in every way, and adores me. Not having a degree is a non-issue. It’s just a piece of paper that he doesn’t need to be successful in his chosen profession.

[Anonymous]

Humans are generally pretty realistic about calculating where they will need to settle to find a mate. It will work itself out.

The nonsense about polygamy or a subset of men dating all the women is of course nonsense. The vast majority of people want normal traditional relationships and male educational attainment certainly isn’t enough to shake that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have to date a college educated male? College education doesn’t equate to intelligence or success.

It doesn’t, but it certainly correlates with being more politically liberal. And women are more liberal than men, so they prefer to partner with liberal men.

Well, more men for us conservative women!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will be like me. I have a grad degree, my DH didn’t finish college. Not everyone needs college to be successful in life. He makes a lot more than me, too.

+1. I have a post-doctorate level of education. DH is a pilot with just a license. He makes more than me, and I make $200K. He is witty, fun, funny, ruggedly handsome, fit, kind, generous in every way, and adores me. Not having a degree is a non-issue. It’s just a piece of paper that he doesn’t need to be successful in his chosen profession.

Well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have to date a college educated male? College education doesn’t equate to intelligence or success.

It doesn’t, but it certainly correlates with being more politically liberal. And women are more liberal than men, so they prefer to partner with liberal men.

Well, more men for us conservative women!

Have at 'em.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They will be like me. I have a grad degree, my DH didn’t finish college. Not everyone needs college to be successful in life. He makes a lot more than me, too.

Same boat as you. DH makes about 8-10 X what I do. And he is typically a the smartest person in the room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judging from other threads, like today, many of the women in college won't be heterosexual. So maybe it will all balance out.

Some, not many. Only 2% or so of the population is gay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have to date a college educated male? College education doesn’t equate to intelligence or success.

plus a million. I didn’t do any college and make more than every one of my friends with multiple degrees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have to date a college educated male? College education doesn’t equate to intelligence or success.

plus a million. I didn’t do any college and make more than every one of my friends with multiple degrees.

And you don’t know what you know. That arrogance is not going to be a cultural fit for a college-educated person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have to date a college educated male? College education doesn’t equate to intelligence or success.

plus a million. I didn’t do any college and make more than every one of my friends with multiple degrees.

And you don’t know what you know. That arrogance is not going to be a cultural fit for a college-educated person.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Judging from other threads, like today, many of the women in college won't be heterosexual. So maybe it will all balance out.

Some, not many. Only 2% or so of the population is gay.

Among Gen Z, it’s 21%. Bringing the overall percentage to 7%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Judging from other threads, like today, many of the women in college won't be heterosexual. So maybe it will all balance out.

Some, not many. Only 2% or so of the population is gay.

Among Gen Z, it’s 21%. Bringing the overall percentage to 7%.

LOL. Gen X had its share of four-year lesbians too. Most of those ended up with their MRS degree in the end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you have to date a college educated male? College education doesn’t equate to intelligence or success.

plus a million. I didn’t do any college and make more than every one of my friends with multiple degrees.

And you don’t know what you know. That arrogance is not going to be a cultural fit for a college-educated person.

It’s not arrogance, but it’s stating a fact that degrees don’t mean anything in today’s world. You have people with degrees working at Starbucks.