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Originally posted by LB1914
I hate to sound uppity, but I personally cannot see myself marrying someone who does not have at least a BA or BS. I am currently working on an MBA and I plan to obtain a JD in the future. My future wife does not need to have a Master's, but she has to at least have a Bachelor's. I am aware that there are plenty of people out there that are doing well financially without a college education. However, I need someone that I can relate to.
On the flipside of that, my mother got remarried last year. Her husband(my stepfather)only has a high school diploma. I think it is really up to the individual in the end. Additionally, in my parents' generation there were plenty of people that were able to have careers without having to attend college or any other additional schooling. These are different times and we have different lifestyles these days.
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Yes, you do sound uppity.
I don't think the level of education a person has matters. What matters to me is the level of intelligence. I've known some highly intelligent people who never finished high school. (my father)
If you can relate to someone, they don't knock you for wanting to pursue advanced degrees and they can hold their own when in the company of your colleagues at different functions, etc. then that is what counts!! I have dated all types of men and the one thing I couldn't stand is someone with no intelligence and pissed off at me because I'm educated. When I graduated from college the boyfriend I had then actually told me he was jealous at my graduation!!
I am in love with a janitor and he is the best boyfriend that I have ever had. He owns his own business, has a nice house in a very nice neighborhood, owns 2 cars and 2 trucks and has a nice bank account.
I am pursuing a Masters and I can see myself with a doctorate someday. It doesn't matter to me that he has no degree because we converse intelligently and we can relate!!
as I think about adding that experience to my online dating diary. 
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