Men need to marry at their level. This ideology that men marry down is an ideology that has done nothing for them. It’s all based on male ego.
In today's world, people are getting married for all the wrong reasons. Everything is a competition between the sexes to see who has the upper hand in the relationship.
Which is silly
But it also depends. My kids aren’t going to have an accounting dad married to a lady working at McDonald’s
A woman's profession does not equate to her ability as a mother. Don't care if she is an accountant but is repulsed by changing diapers.
I'm considering all of those things on top of yearly salary
I want a woman with an equally high income because I want to main a high savings rate, grow my wealth and still actually live my life.
A broke woman severely limits that opportunity
The people in here calling women broke, are missing the point. Before you get into a relationship, everything that you want in life, because it is your life, work to attain that on your own. You should not need your spouse's money to reach those goals. Her salary should only ADD to it.
A lot of men and women are missing out on a great life partner because of their personal standards. The overwhelming majority of men look for peace in a relationship because men learn at an early age to be self-sufficient and not have to be reliant on a woman to make ends meet.
And contrary to all the "I don't need no man" talk from birds on social media, most women intrinsically look for a man with stability, because most women don't want to be superimposed into the position of breadwinner.