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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a spin-off of another thread where a late 30s woman was asking how to meet men, and of course mentions the “well-educated” criterion multiple times.

I just don’t get this. And I should preface this by saying I’m a guy with an Ivy degree. But would you ladies not consider someone who owns his own construction business or a few Subway franchises and earns $150,000 per year? (Or we could make it 15 Subway franchises and an income of $600,000 if that is your requirement.) This is not about income – that part I understand.

But why the obsession with “well-educated” men? Do you not understand that for many people, going to college/graduate school is a terrible life decision? I mean, there was a recent article about NYU film grads coming out of the Master’s program with $30,000/year jobs and $250,000 in debt. Surely women in their late 30s recognize that the dating market is not skewed in their favor. Why add yet *another* filter that further winnows down your available options?[/quote]

Statistically, people with college degrees experience less unemployment, earn more, stay healthier, and and generally are more stable.   Who doesn't want stable?

Also, I am in my 50s and don't know anyone with their own business who doesn't also have either a college degree, family wealth (Mom and Dad got them started), or are retired from a first career (life firefighters and teachers) and have some accumulated wealth to invest in a business.   They therefore have a lifetime of work experience behind them that compensates for a lack of degree).   I assume millennials and now Gen Z face an even harder time trying to start up their own business.  [/quote]

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