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[quote=Anonymous]I am sure there are all kinds of men out there. However: the trend for the last twenty to thirty years has been clear: assortative mating is the name of the game.  That is, men (and women) will, all things being equal, marry someone from the same socio-eoconomic class of life, similar experiences, similar level of education, similar intellectual caliber, similar expectations of their family life and childrearing, similar values.  Similar levels of ambition are less important, from what I could see - as long as people come from the same class, it's OK for a man to build his career aggressively, and for a woman, less so.

My husband is very explicit that my education and intellect was a key reason he chose to marry me and have children with me. Think of this what you will, that's what he says.

This is not a judgment on anyone. It is simply the way of the world.

I will encourage our children to marry someone in the same SES class.  Family life is harder when you don't, and it's harder for children of such a union to succeed, all things being equal.

That is also not to say that bartenders, waitresses, nannies etc. cannot be smart, intellectual, high educational expectations, come from high-SES families etc.  They can.  It is just statistically less likely, and it's safer to use the rule and not the exception. [/quote]

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