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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience it varies by age of the guy and also how much he is making. Don't hold me to the numbers strictly, but to generalize, a guy making 70k doesn't really care if the woman makes 40k and may be intimidated by someone making significantly more than him. The guy making 700k doesn't really care if the woman doesn't make much because they make enough where her income doesn't matter. The guys who make +/- 125k-300k care the most. This is prime dual income territory where your lifestyle is going to look a lot different if both people are working and making in that range vs. one medium income earner and one low. I've observed that the younger the guy, the more likely they are to care. Partially for the pure money alone, but they seem to be put off by women who don't attempt to build a career in their 20s who want to be supported. They seem to like the "power couple" ideal more than being valued primarily as breadwinners. [/quote]

+1.

You just don’t hear that much on these boards because everyone’s spouse makes over $400K 🙄

The truth is that many more men are making in this range than the high earners we hear about here. To make it in this area, most people need two salaries. My DH is in this bracket and my income was a factor when deciding to make things more serious and plan a life together. I don’t think an income can make up for other lacking criteria - looks, personality, chemistry.  Those are what start things off with dating. If you want to move to more serious dating and marriage, then women who make more have more to bring to the table. Men in this bracket can see how their life will work with a woman who makes some money.  Life doesn’t look so great trying to carve out a life with guy making $150K and his wife making $50K. [/quote]

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