I've been reading several other posts talking about how smart young men really are interested in smart young women, and that's all grand in the urban areas where it's true. Out here in the sticks, though, sisters, it's not the same game. I'm a lawyer, and the young male lawyers my age (early 30s) are almost universally marrying down, either economically or socially and economically. Of the professional men who come to mind who've married in the last year or two, here are the stats:
Groom: Ph.D. Candidate
Bride: Hairdresser and volleyball coach
Groom: Lawyer
Bride: Hairdresser
Groom: Lawyer
Bride: First-grade teacher (quit within 6 months upon getting pregnant)
Groom: Banker
Bride: Student (working on grade school teaching certification)
Groom: Lawyer
Bride: Physical therapist
I wouldn't count out Maureen Dowd's hypothesis: it stands up pretty well out here in flyover land.
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