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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a much younger sister in her early thirties and she and nearly all of her friends are SAHM’s to men working good professional jobs. Looking at the housing turnover in my neighborhood this seems to be the case there too. So I’m not sure if your theory is accurate.[/quote]

+1. A man making really good money doesn't care if his wife makes money. He is looking for a woman who will be a great mother to his children and build a legacy. A tale as old as time. [/quote]

It's funny listening to women tell men about what they are looking for in a woman. Yes, many younger guys seek out women who have a decent income. They do this because most of these guys are broke. They are simply being practical. But guys don't care about how smart you are or if you're educated. And when guys have money, it's all about looks and personality. [/quote]

I don’t know what investment you have in this narrative, but it’s not true. And you clearly are old and don’t know young men. We are living in a dual income society, even at the top. Young men want and need peers so they come out on top.

The older male partners at my firm all have SAH wives, and I had a higher HHI than them, even before my husband made partner. It’s awkward to be richer than your bosses, and young men see the writing on the wall and don’t want to live like that. [/quote]

Lady, you have no idea what you are talking about. I couldn't imagine telling a woman about what women really want  :lol: . Your little world obviously revolves around striver types at law firms whose main goal in life is to make as much money as possible. Those people are in no way representative of guys in general. [/quote]

We aren't talking about guys in general. Most guys are losers who will never amount to much. The guys with the high earning wives are also high earning themselves. What are your deep insights into those particular pairings? Because you seem totally out of touch and clueless with those types of couples.[/quote]

In fact it’s the lower earning guys that need the second income for life to be comfortable.  The highest earning guys prioritize other things since money is no longer an issue. [/quote]

How much money do you have to make for money to “no longer be an issue”? The biglaw associates I have known all still prioritized a spouse with an income. [/quote]

I don’t know whether you are the same or different posters but a poster keeps insinuating that whoever says they don’t care about money are older. I actually think you are too young if you are talking about law associates. It is true that assortive mating means highly educated high income potential men may marry similar women of education status.

The clincher comes in when the children come. Suddenly all the women law associates start dropping out and you find more highly educated SAHMs. Two people making 200000 need the income for a UMC life. Once a man starts making 500k that consideration drops away. The woman can have that fancy degree as a status symbol but income is irrelevant. And if the lady is hideous it doesn’t matter how many degrees she has or money. It’s just the way of the world. [/quote]
 I don’t see many women in dual biglaw lawyer (or lawyer-banker) couples dropping out entirely with kids. Instead they seem to go into jobs that have good quality of life but are still interesting. Lots of young partners are married to women with interesting but less demanding jobs. [/quote]

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