I am am uptight big law attorney dating a hung Italian-American fireman. It works. Honey, it works

There are two types of blue collar-skilled and unskilled. Op is referring to unskilled/low-skilled while others here are referring to skilled.

Blue Collar or a Tradesman is a great catch. They tend to make more money than most white-collar professionals and they do not have a shitload of student loans to pay back! The only problem you may encounter is mixing your circles socially.