I’d never marry a woman who made more than I. I’d never marry a woman taller than me, or who could kick my ass either.
If kids are off the table, then maybe? But with kids in the picture no friggin way. Besides, how could she be a mother if she’s out working all day? (Hint she can’t)
My wife and I married at 35, and she has two degrees. One is a BSc in zoology, and the other is a DVM - doctor of Veterinary Medicine. 36 years later we still are in love. She is a peach.
And which one of you makes more money? And if she makes more than you, what does she look like?
I have a BS and a masters, but my wife has a BS, MBA, PhD, is a CMA and a CPA (licensed to practice in multiple states.) I have a modest pension and SS. She makes, essentially, as much as she wants. Her regular, 9 months of the year, "day job" income is about 4 times my income. She does as much consulting and developmental work as she want to for which her hourly rate can be north of $500, depending on the nature of the job. She's 17 years younger than I and, like most of the women in her family, is an absolutely gorgeous, blue-eyed blonde. If you were to go to our little hometown and ask around town who the most beautiful girl to ever come out of that town was, she'd be the first one a lot of people would mention. In terms of financial resources/capital, she brought a lot more to this marriage than I did.
If you look at relationships in terms of your two questions above, I don't expect you'll ever understand.
Craig, Understand I'm not proscribing how the world should be I'm describing how it is. Perhaps your wife's the exceptions, maybe she's not.
As Rich said in the video, women are hypergamous. In other words they tend to marry men of equal or higher social status and earnings. Studies very but in general, in order for women to find a man "economically attractive" he needs to make 25% to 60% more than her. The more egalitarian the country the more the man has to make. So the U.S comes in around 47% but Norway and Sweden are closer to 60%. One of the most reliable predictors of divorce is when a woman begins making more money than her husband. I worked at a company where 5 young ladies were all promoted to junior management at the same time. Within a year they had all divorced their blue collar husbands. There's larger studies confirming this behavior. This behavior is exacerbated when women have degree's. In Marriage where the wife has a degree, 90% of divorces are filed by the wife.
Of course this doesn't always happen. When we look at large multi factor studies that attempt to predict marital happiness, there's only a few variable that stick out and these tend to be related to emotional stability, especially the mental an emotional stability of the woman. When you consider (depending on the study) 70%-80% of all divorces are filed by women, and the number one reason they give is "I'm unhappy", you can imagine why that matters.
As for the question, is your wife the exception, you have a couple factors in your favor. You mentioned "our little hometown", so you are removed from the competition and craziness of the big city, and Accountants tend to be more emotionally stable that average. You didn't say how old she is, so I don't know if you've survived her Mid-Life Crisis and her "Alpha re-Interest" phase, which typically occurs around the ages of 37 and 45 when they body tells them they have one last chance to diversify the paternity of their offspring before they hit menopause. About 50% happen at this time, so if you've already survived this, she's past 50 and well into the the downhill side of her SMV (Sexual Market Place Value), perhaps you did find the unicorn. But even if you make it past this marker, the longest study I've found on first marriage was a 40 year study, and over it's course, 67% resulted in divorce.
Wifey is a mechanical engineer, way the hell smarter than me. I don’t see why in the hell she married me, but she knows where I am, I don’t chase other women. I don’t go out drinking like her Dad was known to do. I always kept a job. She says I made her laugh from the minute I met her and I like dancing her ass off.
She says I’m steady, guess that means I ain’t too exciting
If she is that smart, does she know how much porn you post on the campfire?
I’d never marry a woman who made more than I. I’d never marry a woman taller than me, or who could kick my ass either.
If kids are off the table, then maybe? But with kids in the picture no friggin way. Besides, how could she be a mother if she’s out working all day? (Hint she can’t)
My old lady has never had to work, it's been hard but my kids turned out great.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
My wife and I married at 35, and she has two degrees. One is a BSc in zoology, and the other is a DVM - doctor of Veterinary Medicine. 36 years later we still are in love. She is a peach.
And which one of you makes more money? And if she makes more than you, what does she look like?
I have a BS and a masters, but my wife has a BS, MBA, PhD, is a CMA and a CPA (licensed to practice in multiple states.) I have a modest pension and SS. She makes, essentially, as much as she wants. Her regular, 9 months of the year, "day job" income is about 4 times my income. She does as much consulting and developmental work as she want to for which her hourly rate can be north of $500, depending on the nature of the job. She's 17 years younger than I and, like most of the women in her family, is an absolutely gorgeous, blue-eyed blonde. If you were to go to our little hometown and ask around town who the most beautiful girl to ever come out of that town was, she'd be the first one a lot of people would mention. In terms of financial resources/capital, she brought a lot more to this marriage than I did.
If you look at relationships in terms of your two questions above, I don't expect you'll ever understand.
Craig, Understand I'm not proscribing how the world should be I'm describing how it is. Perhaps your wife's the exceptions, maybe she's not.
As Rich said in the video, women are hypergamous. In other words they tend to marry men of equal or higher social status and earnings. Studies very but in general, in order for women to find a man "economically attractive" he needs to make 25% to 60% more than her. The more egalitarian the country the more the man has to make. So the U.S comes in around 47% but Norway and Sweden are closer to 60%. One of the most reliable predictors of divorce is when a woman begins making more money than her husband. I worked at a company where 5 young ladies were all promoted to junior management at the same time. Within a year they had all divorced their blue collar husbands. There's larger studies confirming this behavior. This behavior is exacerbated when women have degree's. In Marriage where the wife has a degree, 90% of divorces are filed by the wife.
Of course this doesn't always happen. When we look at large multi factor studies that attempt to predict marital happiness, there's only a few variable that stick out and these tend to be related to emotional stability, especially the mental an emotional stability of the woman. When you consider (depending on the study) 70%-80% of all divorces are filed by women, and the number one reason they give is "I'm unhappy", you can imagine why that matters.
As for the question, is your wife the exception, you have a couple factors in your favor. You mentioned "our little hometown", so you are removed from the competition and craziness of the big city, and Accountants tend to be more emotionally stable that average. You didn't say how old she is, so I don't know if you've survived her Mid-Life Crisis and her "Alpha re-Interest" phase, which typically occurs around the ages of 37 and 45 when they body tells them they have one last chance to diversify the paternity of their offspring before they hit menopause. About 50% happen at this time, so if you've already survived this, she's past 50 and well into the the downhill side of her SMV (Sexual Market Place Value), perhaps you did find the unicorn. But even if you make it past this marker, the longest study I've found on first marriage was a 40 year study, and over it's course, 67% resulted in divorce.
Best of luck. Hope you beat the odds.
You take yourself way too seriously.
Here's a video that will help you out:
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
I have this crazy idea that marriage is about giving and selflessness and trust, and putting other’s before oneself based upon a promise made before God, vows.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
I have this crazy idea that marriage is about giving and selflessness and trust, and putting other’s before oneself based upon a promise made before God, vows.
I agree. The other day my wife told me, "Having you is like you buy something and bring it home and discover its value is 10X what you paid for it." I think it was a compliment.
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter
I have this crazy idea that marriage is about giving and selflessness and trust, and putting other’s before oneself based upon a promise made before God, vows.
I have this crazy idea that marriage is about giving and selflessness and trust, and putting other’s before oneself based upon a promise made before God, vows.
I agree. The other day my wife told me, "Having you is like you buy something and bring it home and discover its value is 10X what you paid for it." I think it was a compliment.
The best compliment you could get Rich.
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My wife has 9 degrees, she's the most beautiful woman in the world, we've never had an argument, she's the greatest mother on the planet, why she ever married me god only knows. We have a great life we're both retired in our big paid for mansion We love my kids and grandkids we spoil them
The following opinion excludes one's mother of course: 1. The best one you will ever meet (and probably marry) is a pain in the ass 2. If they didn't have a hole (or two), there would be a bounty out on them
Happily married for 41 years to one of the most gorgeous women on the planet..
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
My wife has 9 degrees, she's the most beautiful woman in the world, we've never had an argument, she's the greatest mother on the planet, why she ever married me god only knows. We have a great life we're both retired in our big paid for mansion We love my kids and grandkids we spoil them
My wife has 9 degrees, she's the most beautiful woman in the world, we've never had an argument, she's the greatest mother on the planet, why she ever married me god only knows. We have a great life we're both retired in our big paid for mansion We love my kids and grandkids we spoil them
You missed out on makeup sex
That only applies if you admit YOU were wrong. So I've been told.
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