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...include an education level in the search? Why or why not?
I haven't made one, but if I did, I probably wouldn't include it. It's not a qualifier for what I'd want to date. A degree doesn't automatically mean someone's smarter or has more common sense.
you can buy university degree these days. Students are clients of universities, those papers are irrelevant for a partner, I know some people they never been to a university never grabbed a degree but they do much better than the people who call them self educated and they have this degree that degree.
Considering the fact that I see comments such as "We'll I went to collage, so plz don't call me stupid hmmmmkay?" all over the internet, I'm not sure I would take a lot of stock in the education category on dating sites.
Smart is smart, and it shows. Dumb is dumb, and that shows too.
True story: my mother-in-law, who was a school guidance counselor and learning disabilities assessment specialist for 20 years, has a giant certificate that she typed herself (this was in the 80s) congratulating my now-husband on his "Excellent Grammer."
Nope. I find that most women with higher degrees are married to their careers and I've actually managed to browse a few profiles of law grads who became lawyers then flamed out and became bartenders. Not that I find the thought of dating a lawyer at all appealing, so I hope those loans got paid off for their sake.
I find that the women who just want to be housewives and make families are quite adorable. They're rare, though.
I never did. Formal education is not necessarily a good indication of intelligence or life skills. Some people without formal education and degrees are very motivated, informed, and/or successful. If they seem like interesting, good people, I'll meet them and see how well we connect in many ways, including intellectually. And Alfred makes a good point about career obsession, which can be a negative for a relationship whether man or woman.
I agree college has no bearing on intelligence, you ought to read the smug-high -brow -snobs in Boulder, CO on OkCupid saying they only want to date a Master' s or higher!
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