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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im a woman in my 30s- Lately, I’ve had a few guys trying to date me and they have blue collar jobs i-e lots of mail delivery guys, work at restaurant and so on. I have a hangup on this as I know I probably make 5 times what they do and Im not sure we’d have anything to talk sbout. Would like to hear from people who have been in these situations, yey or nay? Would you recommend? Why or why not? I am crazy for just wanting to date people with a similar professional/financial background? [/quote]

Maybe find out whether or not you have things in common or things you can talk about — instead of assuming that you don’t, based on a job title.  The money issues might be more complicated — but that, of course, will vary with the individuals and with each relationship. 
I wouldn’t recommend — or not recommend— dating someone based solely on their job. If your personal priorities and comfort level are job focused and focused on financial backgrounds, then acknowledge to yourself that those are your priorities, and act accordingly.

I will say that one issue I’ve faced is that having a career that I’m invested in that is a deliberate part of my identity is different from having a “job” . What’s been important to me is being with someone who has equally strong interests and passions — so that they can relate to mine. Sometimes it’s a job, sometimes it’s not, and often it’s the job that provides the security that they need to pursue other passions.  None of these factors are limited to the type of job though.[/quote]

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