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I can't speak for all women, but I feel pretty comfortable in saying that not all of us have a preference, as far as this is concerned. I know that I, personally, don't care if someone has a degree or not.
I would say that from reading the other posts in this thread, it's okay to be a blue collar kind of guy, but not all blue collar workers are equal. For blue collar work, make sure that you are in a good union with a great pay scale, benefits and pension plan or the supervisor or owner of a blue collar type business. Don't be a worker bee without ambition or a career plan. And remember that not every worker bee gets to be in charge.
I truly do not think it matters one way or the other. Some people may, but I do not.
The thing with that is, how can you decide who your heart will fall in love with? Not unless you are out there only for the man with the college degree. Not unless you are out there and set aside anyone with anything less.
I do not think the blue collar man is any less of a man than the white collar man. Not at all. Because no one person is lesser than another, unless he makes himself that way. By his own doing, not by the work he does, but by the things he does.
A person, hopefully will find themselves attracted to the man, his heart and soul. Not his job or earning potential. Now, I do have to say, and it may be contrary to my whole post, I would not be out there allowing myself to fall in love with the man with no job, or his job may be.... dealing drugs, something of the like?
I will say that. That would be me keeping myself away from an unhealthy situation and person. Now, someone being blue collar is not unhealthy. They are working for a living and taking care of their own, hopefully, just like everyone else....
Someone please explain this, whats the pros and cons. I feel its not the degree but the determination that person posse that may make him successful.
I don't think it matters if a person has a degree or not. But I would want someone who is responsible, reliable, and trustworthy. I like someone who isn't afraid of hard work. I think they are more useful individuals.
I'm a hard worker and have a lot of common sense. If you have a PHD, but you have no common sense and you have to call someone for every problem around the house than you are pretty much useless to me.
I know you can't choose who you fall in love with but I just can't deal with "intelligent" morons.
My DH can repair anything, build houses, start businesses and run them successfully and do anything he wants b/c he isn't afraid. I don't know of too much he can't do. He didn't go to college but b/c of his resourcefullness
he retired in his late 30's. And I have learned SO much from him.
Nearly 38 years ago I married a wonderful man, with a 9th grade education, he was a "blue collar" worker, at a major car company, later became a supervisor, built us a beautiful home, raised 5 children and we never wanted for nothing, we had vacations, clothes, new cars, what got him ahead in life wasn't a diploma but common sense, he could figure out things better than some engineers. Now 14 yrs later, me a widow I meet a man with 5 degrees
come from the same hometown, interesting to say the least, knows so much too much, almost pompous, can write beautifully, knows science, law, art, he was a federal employee with a larger salary than my "blue collar" husband, but can't fix a leak, cut a lawn, paint a wall, its beneath him to do "labor" he was put on this earth to be a "know it all". So would I go for a man with a college degree......give me a man who has a diploma and will get his hands dirty, they have more common sense.
Ahh yes... not everything is perfect.. to get one thing you have to give up something else.. I guess its all in what you want.. To get one thing you do have to give up something else. And yes with a white collar.. you have to give up getting anything done by him.. besides bring home the bacon. I think it is the attitude in white collars... most things are beneath them.. benefit here is .. you go a lot of different places and have a grand time vacationing and stuff like that.. talk about pampered
Blue collars.. well you have to give up that extra possibility of getting big cash. If you are satisified with 5 figures.. (which is normally what a blue collar will bring in per year) then there ya go. And of course the benefits are.. they will be willing to get er done on their own instead of hiring someone to do their chores at home for em!
In addition, those who go on to college tend to be more worldly and intellectual in their outlook on life.
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Maybe maybe not,you are dead wrong on that statement.They may "think" they are more but.................
me,This high school gragduate who was learned most of what he knows by hard knocks is more wise and more importantly "down to Earth" than some of the snooty college grads who try to tell me them being a liberal and socialist is superior (barf),and claim a degree that post on the politcal section
case in point,you are already looking down on us "God lovers".
I am a male and I would never get engaged to a woman who just held a HS diploma. Not because I am selfish or arrogant, but I need someone who is also intelligent besides being cute or charming.
A man with a college degree can opt to not use it, go into an apprenticeship program and become an electrician, plumber, construction worker, or any of the valuable skilled trades. He can also opt to go to law school, get an MBA, or enter the corporate world and climb up that ladder. He has more choices. The value of education is that is provides one with more choices. The extra 4+ years spent in school is really a small price to pay for a lifetime of more choices.
I am a male and I would never get engaged to a woman who just held a HS diploma. Not because I am selfish or arrogant, but I need someone who is also intelligent besides being cute or charming.
some of you I swear...........are just.........
err,a degree doesn't always make you smarter.So your defenition of a intelligent woman is a degree?
I really need to stop on this thread.
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