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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why you are confused by this. I guess Ivy Tower and all… My sister and I are the only ones that went to college out of my cousins and aunts and uncles on one side. There is big difference between them and me. Yes, they own successful auto body shops or some do more menial labor because they weren’t as lucky, but it’s not about money. They don’t like to travel to Europe or go to museums. They prefer different activities. The restaurants they frequent are different. They don’t like to read like I do. I love them. But it’s really obtuse to not understand why some one educated would like a peer that values education.[/quote]

My DH works in a trade profession (so not white collar) and is an extremely down to earth person. Which I love about him! But he does have a degree from what some would consider an elite college and was valedictorian of his high school class and that was also part of what drew me to him. He is smart and interested in the world and reads a lot and likes to travel and speaks a foreign language, and all of those are things that line up with my own interests. We have lots to talk about even though we've been together for over a decade and I'm often interested to hear about what he's reading or thinking about, what his take is on current events, etc.

Meanwhile, I know people from my home town who are great people and I enjoy spending time with them. But they either didn't go to college or just eked out a degree from a local school and were never very academic. I would not have wanted to marry someone like that. I am just very intellectually engaged and curious and I think it makes sense for me to be with someone like that. It has also helped in terms of parenting because we both really value education as parents and it's really good to be on the same page in that respect.[/quote]

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