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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]

+1. It’s not a class issue, i.e. it’s not marrying down.  It’s marrying someone who does not bring equal value to the table.  Value can be measured many ways.  Men marry women with lesser education and lower earnings precisely because they expect to gain the unpaid labor of that person to raise children and in general free them from all the administrative tasks of home and life so that they can focus their time on income generation.

[b]Women, however, generally can’t expect ANY unpaid labor from a man.[/b]  Why should a woman marry a man of lower education (and presumably lower income earning power) and lower present income AND also expect to take on increase unpaid labor in the home and as a result probably have to diminish her income potential over time.

No thanks.  [/quote]

DING DING DING! I like that quote a lot. "Women, however, generally can’t expect ANY unpaid labor from a man. " It's so true[/quote]

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