Men Without Bachelor's Degree Not Marriage Material

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I need to get a few more hours of beauty rest now because I have a lot of "higher education" that needs to be done by midnight. Crap.

But I know highly educated people who are married, and who are either alcoholics or drug addicts.

Some of them were able to get married because their education and wealth enabled them to hide it from people.

Or they married fellow rich drug addicts/alcoholics.

I'm a non-drinker and non-drug user. And I don't particularly like people who abuse drugs and alcohol.

However, both alcoholism and drug addiction cross socioeconomic lines. It's a well-documented fact.

And I know drug addicts and alcoholics who have high educational attainment and high income.

Saying this, there is no doubt that drug and alcohol abuse are serious problems in people who have low educational attainment and low socioeconomic status.

It's probably "more true" for men than women.....but it definitely DOES NOT mean it is impossible for a supposedly "lowly" man to obtain and receive love.

In my 20's, I was a pretty "lowly" man. I only had a high school diploma, and I had a lowly job. And I was (and am) 5 foot 4.75 inches tall. And I'm not a hunk. Still, I did okay for myself.

After reading the article my thoughts:
Marriage is outdated, it is NOT going to last till death do us apart so it's kinda pointless. Do it but make sure you cover your arse. If she doesn't like the idea of a prenup, you have your answer immediately.

Unemployed women shouldn't be seen as wife material either!! If you are unemployed, talking about NTs where there are no special circumstances, you are just plain lazy and too picky in my eyes.
If you want to work, you can find a job. There are plenty of jobs out there. Move cities, move countries. In Europe it's relatively easy.
I just remember one of my mom's friend. She was unemployed for 2 years when she couldn't afford to live in my city, she moved to a mate's couch but she still kept her car. She didn't want to do jobs that paid less than her previous job so she chose not to work at all. It's so not logical. I think she is still unemployed, 3 years and counting. This tells a lot about her ability to be independent and being an adult.

Marriage should be between two ADULTS who are capable of living on their own. No leeches "in the name of love"

"The men who were left were less desirable, because they lacked income and were more likely to drink to excess or use drugs."
The thing is if you are unsuccessful and you need alcohol to cope instead of fight and make it happen, you are weak. Weakness makes these men not desirable. Not the lack of bachelor degree.

I might be wrong but a wedding costs awful lot in the US, stupid women want to be a princess for a day but what's the price? Maybe that puts men off as well.

A working class woman doesn't earn enough to support somebody else as well. That salary is just not enough for two. In a working class marriage you need TWO salaries. Men can moan about greedy women all day long but the money is not going to be enough if only one person works. It doesn't matter who.

A woman worthy to get proposed will think about what values she can add to the relationship. All them other b#tches are just good for "fun times".

A man without essential life skills is not a marriage material I would say.

Boo I know you're being sarcastic but I do think like this and that's the reason why I don't have female friends. I had in the past but when it came to topics like this I told them my opinion and they kinda stopped talking to me as apparently I am misogynist.
I do think any kind of relationship should be between two equals and I totally get where NurseAngela is coming from. But the flipside of the coin is always forgotten. What value you can add to the relationship?

I'd love a househusband, so a degree isn't required, but you have to be intelligent and play video games. Also a non smoker. Anything else can be negotiated. That's me though.

I find it sad that we even have articles like this! It's sad that people think that men not having a degree means he is not marriage material.

In reality many men have no control over the economy and how well you are able to get a job. Some men don't go to college for several reasons: not enough money, no time in schedule, can't handle the structure, etc. Also just because you have a degree doesn't mean your life is automatically going to be better than those without one.

Another sad note, many men that are struggling get no help in these problems. Other men and women will crush them into the ground even further instead of helping them.
We usually have to fend for ourselves against a force that is very hard to overcome.

Men are also pressured to do these things with no leeway. Really, many people always judge on what they see instead of really learning about a person and why they are in that situation.