Do stem women stay single for longer than those who are in the humanities?

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Anonymous wrote:I have a STEM PhD and married my college sweetheart. We met in college but got married during grad school.

My experience has actually been that women in lower paid professions have more trouble in the DMV dating scene. I'm friends with a few teachers who make $50-75k and they all struggled, as many men want a partner with more income given the HCOL in this area.

Disagree. Many men want a woman who won’t put her career first and will be willing to stay home.

Humanities degrees are more likely to fit that mold.

Perhaps in lower cost of living areas, but it's really hard to afford a house on one income in the DMV.

+1 to this. I'm happy working in my STEM field, but I would also have been happy staying home. DH was the one who was most into the idea of my working.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:STEM woman here - I met my STEM husband in college and we married by 25. I think we both had solid career paths and were driven to build something together.

Please use the correct acronym:

Either STEAM or S-STEAM are correct.

No. This thread is about women in the fields of science, technology, engineering or math, not art. They are working in STEM.

The "A" was added for programs in schools to make STEM less intimidating for those who aren't particularly technical. It's supplements, but doesn't replace STEM.

There's a poster obsessed with STEAM on here. Posts often on the AAP forum.

If we keep adding enough things to STEM, eventually we can throw out T and E and reinvent the liberal arts! Science and math used to belong with history, geography, language arts, and visual arts after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ones who get married young are usually rich and pretty. High quality women get taken early.

This is a myth. Wealthier people and people from higher SES parents marry later than people from poorer communities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a STEM PhD and married my college sweetheart. We met in college but got married during grad school.

My experience has actually been that women in lower paid professions have more trouble in the DMV dating scene. I'm friends with a few teachers who make $50-75k and they all struggled, as many men want a partner with more income given the HCOL in this area.

I think the bigger problem teachers have is that they mostly meet other women at school and at work due to their profession. So it's the opposite pool from STEM.

Agree! Especially elementary education. All your school and work friends are women especially if you go to an undergrad that skews heavily female.

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I am a father of five sons who are in their early 40s and late 30s. All of them attended Ivy League schools, and were successful financially. I am very close to them, so they tell me everything about things that go on in their personal lives. I am more of a friend to them than a father. Let's just call me Michael, Robert, Matthew, Brandon, and Nathan. Here we go:

- Michael is a lawyer and so is his spouse. They met in law school, and they have an HHI of around 2.5M/yr; however, they are always busy and rarely have time for their kids. They always eat out, and Michael the last time his wife cooked a meal at home. They are headed for divorce soon,

- Robert is a surgeon, his wife is also a doctor, and they met in medical school. They have a 1.2M/yr HHI, but they are not very happy with each other. They are headed for a divorce,

- Matthew is in the tech sector. He met his wife during a backpack trip, and she studied education in college. His wife stays at home because Matthew has a salary of 1.3M/yr as a tech executive. His wife takes care of everything at home. Every day when he gets home, dinner is ready and waiting for him. They are very happy with each other,

- Brandon is a doctor, and he has recently been married to another doctor. He still did it after Michael and Robert told him about the pitfalls. The jury is still out on them,

- Nathan is a lawyer, and he is married to an accountant. She stops working after they get married, and she takes very good care of Nathan.



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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a father of five sons who are in their early 40s and late 30s. All of them attended Ivy League schools, and were successful financially. I am very close to them, so they tell me everything about things that go on in their personal lives. I am more of a friend to them than a father. Let's just call me Michael, Robert, Matthew, Brandon, and Nathan. Here we go:

- Michael is a lawyer and so is his spouse. They met in law school, and they have an HHI of around 2.5M/yr; however, they are always busy and rarely have time for their kids. They always eat out, and Michael the last time his wife cooked a meal at home. They are headed for divorce soon,

- Robert is a surgeon, his wife is also a doctor, and they met in medical school. They have a 1.2M/yr HHI, but they are not very happy with each other. They are headed for a divorce,

- Matthew is in the tech sector. He met his wife during a backpack trip, and she studied education in college. His wife stays at home because Matthew has a salary of 1.3M/yr as a tech executive. His wife takes care of everything at home. Every day when he gets home, dinner is ready and waiting for him. They are very happy with each other,

- Brandon is a doctor, and he has recently been married to another doctor. He still did it after Michael and Robert told him about the pitfalls. The jury is still out on them,

- Nathan is a lawyer, and he is married to an accountant. She stops working after they get married, and she takes very good care of Nathan.



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