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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2019/09/09/marriage-rate-study-economically-unattractive-mxp-vpx.hln

This story discusses a Cornell study that says the reason that US marriage rates are at an all time low is because there is a shortage of economically attractive men.  They are labeling economically unattractive as lacking a bachelors degree or making less than $40,000 a year.  Apparently women are reluctant to "marry down" so are remaining single instead.  Assuming this study is valid, why do you think there is such a shortage of men who are "economically attractive" to women?[/quote]

Because some women think they are deserving of a Kardashian existence -- too much reality television. [/quote]

Unmarried woman here. I make much more than 100K a year, own my home, and have a degree. I'm not at all uncommon in this area.

Why should I marry a guy who makes less than me? Doesn't own a home? And can't provide me a higher standard of living than I can for myself?

Especially considering the childbearing years and work would effectively halve my own income.

I'm curious, what was your parent's marriage like?  I wanted a companion, someone to grow old with and share my life with, someone who I could not imagine existing without, I wanted what I witnessed as I grew up.  To me, that was part of the package I wanted as an adult, old fashioned yes, but that was my dream to have something very comparable to my parent's relationship.  I know others will answer to this what a shit show their own parent's relationships were, but that is not my or many others reality.  What good is my success if I have no one to share it with at the end of the day?  For what it's worth, my husband is a plumber and earns a six figure salary, I'm in the "executive" world of real estate.  We work together, he was just that person for me and I for he.  Have I elevated him a bit, yes, he reads books he otherwise would not have read and attends concerts/plays he had no interest in before "us."  As for me, he has expanded my world too with me going outside my comfort zones on too many levels to count. I couldn't imagine life without his voice or his smile at the end of the day.

I'm genuinely curious.[/quote][/quote]

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