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[quote=Anonymous]Pretty equal, although his family overall is probably slightly higher on the socioeconomic scale.  His parents are more educated than my parents (his dad is an engineer and his mom is a nurse, while my dad only graduated high school and my mom went back and got her BA when I was in high school).  I'd say his family was a little better off, financially, than mine was, but not wealthy by any measure.  And they were very similar in terms of values and behaviors--neither family places a lot of emphasis on material things, family is highly valued, parents very supportive of their children's education.  When our parents get together, they get along pretty well, and it's clear that they have a lot in common (and I don't mean interests and hobbies--they don't).

My husband and I are pretty equal in terms of education (we both have advanced degrees of some kind) and we actually make about the same amount of money now (he'll eventually end up making more than I do, since I'm a bit mommy-tracked these days).  I didn't set out to make an equal marriage, but it does avoid a certain kind of stress.[/quote]

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