In my arena, when I was dating, I have to deal with men that either had a police record or in the process of getting one...
Forget blue or white collar.
Then they lived in "they momma's house" and had "babies momma's dramas"...
So, I did not have very much luxury in chosing mates that were "upwardly mobile" or "BMW's"--shoo' I've dated garbage collectors who made 10X more $$$ than me and showed me an excellent time when they did not smell...
However, I CHOSE to marry a professional man because of our similarities of what we liked in life--our life values. And both he and I were looking for that "special someone", so the timing in our lives clicked...
It is a matter of what you want to deal with... If you want a "bring home the bacon man", then be prepared to be a "barefooted and pregnant housewife"...
If you want a "couch potato" who escorts you to your work related things without an ego--and OH do men have egos to protect--then you best be prepared to deal with a little boy toy-make-me-a-man-with-no brain... Those kinds of men are best "created" by you... But they do get beat up and picked on by the other kids...
If you want a man's man...then, you may have to ask what his preferences are... And if you havta question, then you may not wanna ask...
If you want a man that treats you like a Princess, you had better watch your wallet and all you assets...
I could go on and on, but the main thing is what do you want to deal with?