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Need some advice on potential dating partners. I am a 30 year old male currently living in New Jersey. Work as a college professor and make decent money.
Lately, I have been getting quite a bit of attention from some of my current & previous female students as well as women who work in the local supermarket that I shop at. These women are VERY ATTRACTIVE are very personable and seem to NOT have an "emotional wall" up that I discover when I am around women who are more educated and financially stable.
My question....Should it matter how much money a man/woman makes and what type of job he/she has when it comes to dating and possible marriage?
Would any of you consider marrying someone who made minimum wage or significantly less than you?
Thoughts....Opinions.....Personal experiences....are all appreciated.
Last edited by usamathman; 08-05-2012 at 10:50 PM..
I wouldn't let it bother you. Just realize a much bigger financial burden may fall on you when you date. As long as you don't sense they are just after your money, then I don't think it would matter. If a guy has already graduated college and found a career position, there's a good chance he could be dating a girl a year or two younger perhaps who's still in college not really earning anything yet.
Need some advice on potential dating partners. I am a 30 year old male currently living New Jersey. Work as a college professor and make decent money.
Lately, I have been getting quite a bit of attention from some of my current & previous female students as well as women who work in the local supermarket that I shop at. These women are VERY ATTRACTIVE are very personable and seem to NOT have a "emotional wall up" that I discover when I am around women who are more educated and financially stable.
My question....Should it matter how much money a man/woman makes and what type of job he/she has when it comes to dating and possible marriage?
Would any of you consider marrying someone who made minimum wage or significantly less than you?
Thoughs....Opinions.....Personal experiences....are all appreciated.
I think what is more important is that you have common interests...that will maintain a relationship beyond the initial attraction stage.
When I was in contact with them, my friend made about $70K in IT, from what I could deduce, and his wife made about $200K in sales. She was not bright in college and she is a "white" Hispanic for whom this income level went to her head. The situation was so bad that she started belittling her husband. I knew both of them in school. The divorce was 100% her fault. He couldn't stand it anymore and filed. He is so happy to have his freedom. He also made out ok financially. Cough up some money, honey!
as long as they are doing what they enjoy and you are able to live life comfortably, it really doesn't matter.
money issues are never about money if you have what you need to live, they are about equality
as long as they are doing what they enjoy and you are able to live life comfortably, it really doesn't matter.
money issues are never about money if you have what you need to live, they are about equality
^^^this 100% . The only time I had an issue dating a guy with a substantial amount of more money than me, out biggest issue became him assuming he could do or say as he pleased in various situations due to his much higher earning. A woman with class who knows her self worth will never except that mentality for too long.
I think what is more important is that you have common interests...that will maintain a relationship beyond the initial attraction stage.
And to reinforce another poster's comments, it's a no brainer that you DON'T date current students. I don't see a problem in dating former students but much depends on their age. Students have infatuations with their teachers which can last way beyond graduation and if you pander to that it becomes a moral issue.
I've been in relationships where I've made more than my partner and ditto where I've made way less. The income in and of itself has never been an issue. What a very odd world it would be if the only people one could date or have a relationship with were those who were in your income bracket. I guess that in such a society there would be no layoffs and no firings and no disasters to plunge your income into the pits - or would that constitute instant separation/divorce under penalty of jail?
Last edited by STT Resident; 08-06-2012 at 06:16 AM..
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