When the recession hit, it seemed like everyone started getting judgmental about their partners' jobs. If they couldn't be successful, they were going to marry someone who was.
@jmyrlefuller There is nothing new about this. It has been going on since the dawn of time. Girls/women have traditionally been dependent on men for every aspect of their lives,and were often taught as young girls to "find a good man who can take care of you,and me (the mother) when I am old."
Supposedly this is what the whole Whymen's Lib thing was about. It was supposed to make girls and women independent and aware they didn't NEED men anymore,with no mention they didn't "need" other women,of course.
Who doesn't know of a woman that broke off an engagement and told the guy "I can do better. I can find a "professional man" with a good career and high income that will be a better provider than you."? Of course,what they all seem to overlook is a guy with a 6 figure income usually wants a woman as educated and smart as he is,and even beautiful bimbo's lose their charm after a couple of months.
I personally know of a man now in his early 60's who has been in love with a woman now in her early 60's since high school,and she has been in love with him since then. I know this because I was friendly with both,and both told me they loved the other one. Neither was ever willing to marry the other because they were both holding out for a marriage to someone rich. They even told each other they would never marry each other and why.
I knew them when they were in high school,and I still see them occasionally. He ended up marrying an older woman because she had a nice house that was paid for and he was tired of paying rent,and she ended up marrying a guy whose FAMILY had money,but he won't get it until his parents die. She is divorced now,and ended up with enough in the settlement to build a nice new house. She still has to work,though. She had a son by her former husband,so I am assuming she also gets an alimony check in addition to the divorce settlement,but don't know,or even want to know. Don't even care,AFATG's.
Life just ain't hellish enough for some people,so they have to go out and find ways to make it harder on purpose.