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[quote=Anonymous][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 genuinely curious.[/quote]

Men do it all the time. Why not? If you meet somebody you love?[/quote]

Odds are that the economically unattractive man will still behave and think like a man of his generation and feel terribly put upon  by and deserving of endless praise and BJs for performing more than 2ppm of the household and childcare duties and will still expect the woman to do 100% of the planning/emotional labor and will then feel bored and unappreciated and will screw around with younger women while wife does essentially everyone's job.  
Women have changed but moat men haven't. 
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