Do single women have a higher standard for finding men since more women are independent & making more money?

Answer 1

Secret Asian Man,

I have been around a long time, and I believe the reverse is true. I believe that more women are choosing men beneath their own station in life. I have seen many fine intelligent women really lower their standards just to get a man, any man.

Furthermore, I believe that this is one of the major reasons for so many divorces nowadays. The reason being, that these intelligent women, after they have their kids are tired of being married to what they have come to consider a fool, and they don't need him anymore for anything.

Answer 2

Standards can depend on what element of standard we are talking about. As in; financially, physically, mentally, emotionally etc. I would say we all have standards some are higher than others. How independent they are makes these standards higher I think.

Personally, I graduated, have a full time job, no longer live at home, have my own car, been through a serious break up and am very realistic about love, life, money etc. So I would expect the guy I'm with to be at the same level, if not the potential to be at my level or better.

Its different for those who are already in relationships in which one or the other moved forward faster. Coz I was at that point a few months back and that didnt bother me either.

Answer 3

Yes, we have higher standards, but I don't think it's because of money per se. The problem is that women treat men far better than men treat women on the average: we have some concept of loyalty and responsibility, we call when we say we will and show up when and where we agree to. Men take these characteristics for granted and assume that a woman who acts like this is overly interested in him and then ditch her - never thinking that it might be a reflection of character.

Men need to act like human beings and with some decency so they deserve those hard-working and high-quality women they want to date.

Answer 4

Who says single women make more money and are more independent than married women?

Civil status has nothing to do with either wealth or independence, but it does have to do with your ability to find a mate. Single women have a different set of standards by which they choose a mate. Single women base their criteria on what they are exposed to through the mass media, past dating and relationship experience but lack the points of reference that a married woman can have. After all, a married woman knows exactly what to look for after having experienced a negative relationship.

Answer 5

In my social science class, it was stated that women often settled because not many successful men like to have a spouse that make more money than they do. So they can have whatever standard they want, but not many will get a man with that standard.

Answer 6

i agree completely. if women want to find real happiness they need to lower their standards and not even by a little, i mean a lot. 6 feet, chiseled abs, tons of cash, fancy car, big house, masters degree, great job, nice family, etc, on and on. i mean, c'mon right? you're right, most women are average looking at best, and they need to wake up and smell the coffee, reality check time. look, for us guys, getting a girl is easier than we give ourselves credit for. especially if we have a job and don't look like a monster. if we're still single by the time we're in our 40's, we'd have all the single desperate women in their mid to late 30's lining up around the block for us. if those same women still have unrealistic expectations, then prepare to be alone for the rest of your lives ladies.

Answer 7

I think no matter how much money a girl is making they generally want the same things (at least the emotional stuff), looks are going to be different for every woman.
If you're interested in an independent and somewhat wealthy woman tho then you might want to have some goals and doing something about it to achieve them at the moment.

Answer 8

Yes, I think so. Womens standard for men, has been becomming increasingly higher, because woman have been becoming higher ranking human beings.

Answer 9

The ones who are independent, yes. Because they are self-sufficient, most look for the same in a guy. Who wants to be with someone who can't support themselves? It shows a lack of responsibility, which is definitely not a turn-on.

Answer 10

Yes, definitely. We won't settle for the first rich, handsome guy who comes our way. If we want a man at all (I'd rather be independent and make my money), we'll have all our specific requirements in mind and do our best to find a man who encompasses them all.