Friday, January 14, 2005

Yet another stumbling block to getting married

Maureen Dowd in yesterday's New York Times writes:

A new study by psychology researchers at the University of Michigan, using college undergraduates, suggests that men going for long-term relationships would rather marry women in subordinate jobs than women who are supervisors.

As Dr. Stephanie Brown, the lead author of the study, summed it up for reporters: 'Powerful women are at a disadvantage in the marriage market because men may prefer to marry less-accomplished women.' Men think that women with important jobs are more likely to cheat on them.

I guess if I ever get a real job instead of the pretend job I have now, that would condemn me to not getting married.

3 comments:

Bowly said...

I'm with Charles. Dowd is just rationalizing her own problems.

Unknown said...

Man, I'm the exact opposite. I'd much rather marry a dame who's better off than me so I could quit my job and sit around watching Seinfeld reruns all day.

David Foster said...

Keep in mind that this is a survey of undergraduates. Many of the responders probably have never met a woman (or a man) in a high-level position, and have only a stereotypical notion of what such people are like. It might be totally different when they meet someone in real life.

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