As long as i did NOT have to hang around any more UMC over-educated people, then YES!

These stories remind me of the best-looking guy in my high School. He went Ivy League and became an attorney at an international firm in NYC. Thing is, he also loved the theater. He started getting theater work (on stage and backstage) and soap opera work (he looked soooo good in those close-ups.) His firm told him to choose law or theater. He chose theater. He is a working actor and technician, not a star. Equally comfortable in law "circles" and acting/technical "circles." How lucky his wife is. She has a gorgeous husband who chose his passion. And dang, his kids are good-looking.

My friend's gorgeous hubby is a handyman. He got a degree in French from a fu-fu private college but makes much more money repairing things, driving snow-plows, installing things, etc etc. than he would as a French teacher. He has some pretty gorgeous plumber friends since he now runs in "those" circles.

Yumm.

My former electrical engineer beau who worked for NASA for 20 years quit to become a full-time SCUBA instructor. He is living the dream and married to another instructor.

Prefer a plumber over an accountant any day! (I've dated both.) But married a high school teacher.

I went to a well known DC private and then UVA and Duke.

Two of my best friends from HS became fly fishing guides after college and never looked back. One of my grad school friends quit his high paying career at 30 and opened a coffee shop in Denver.

This whole "white collar" thing is a misnomer.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to take an unpopular view here. But bear with me. I’ve been around a lot of the trades and while you may find yourself attracted to a specific person, it’s the entire lifestyle and their buddies that might be a problem. Construction and the trades tend to be a respectable way for people with a troubled background to make a living. Nothing wrong with that. But are you going to want to socialize with the plumber’s friends, their families, plumber’s family? It’s a different world if you’re used to a UMC background of white-collar educated people.

Don't worry, the hot, successful guys in the trades wouldn't give your snobby ass the time of day. I know your type. Now matter how attractive you may be, it all goes out the window as soon as you open your mouth.

As someone who married into a blue collar family, what one person calls snobbishness is actually reality. Yes, we know there is someone who never went to college who writes beautiful poetry, travels the world, and speaks five languages. OK, I get it. But with my in-laws, it's Trumpers, NRA members, conspiracy theory believers, hate blacks/not crazy about Jews, etc.

Blue collar doesn’t automatically means Trumpers, NRA just like white collar doesn’t automatically mean liberal, Planned Parenthood, etc. That’s a very small way to think. But, I do agree that it’s helpful to align with your potential partner’s political beliefs, regardless of side.

Anonymous wrote:I’m going to take an unpopular view here. But bear with me. I’ve been around a lot of the trades and while you may find yourself attracted to a specific person, it’s the entire lifestyle and their buddies that might be a problem. Construction and the trades tend to be a respectable way for people with a troubled background to make a living. Nothing wrong with that. But are you going to want to socialize with the plumber’s friends, their families, plumber’s family? It’s a different world if you’re used to a UMC background of white-collar educated people.

Agree with this. I know several plumbers who I grew up with. They’re nice people. I just wouldn’t want to hang out with their crowd or the local Elks Lodge.

No, no, please don’t pair me up with someone who can lay pipe all. day. long.

God I wish I could meet a rich plumber and leave my jerk of a rich husband.

Yes, see Moonstruck.

I would not. We’d just never meet and I wouldn’t pursue it if by some random chance we did. Different circles, other priorities. I make my own money so don’t care if he’s rich.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to take an unpopular view here. But bear with me. I’ve been around a lot of the trades and while you may find yourself attracted to a specific person, it’s the entire lifestyle and their buddies that might be a problem. Construction and the trades tend to be a respectable way for people with a troubled background to make a living. Nothing wrong with that. But are you going to want to socialize with the plumber’s friends, their families, plumber’s family? It’s a different world if you’re used to a UMC background of white-collar educated people.

Don't worry, the hot, successful guys in the trades wouldn't give your snobby ass the time of day. I know your type. Now matter how attractive you may be, it all goes out the window as soon as you open your mouth.

Ummm..your reply is N/A since she would not give any of the hot trade guys the time of day because she is not attracted to them or their lifestyle. Why so offended and hard to understand?

What do you consider rich, OP?

Does he have a conversation? If there's nothing for us to talk about it doesn't matter if he is a plumber or a professor.