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treeye is offline treeye Post #1  June 10,2009, 4:37pm
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I put those at "very important" category, I think I want someone whose education and income matches my own. then I lowered those two just a little and got tons of new matches.

How important is "education" and "income" for you ladies? I think it's very important for me but I want to hear what you think. thanks.
 
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[FONT=Calibri]Education is an essential for me (though at my age, a lot of my matches were still students.) Income was not something I cared about in matching, due to the age, but having goals of security and comfort was also essential.
 
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I agree with D_Lion. I could careless about a guy's income or what he owns. As long as he has motivation to do something (anything that's not against the law), I don't care the kind of job. He can be a millionaire or blue collar minimum wage.

However, education is high on the list. I used to didn't feel like that, but I'm beginning to find that I can communicate better and have more in common with men who have a good education.
 
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i used to put importance at level 6 (highest is 7) and was matched with those who's bachelors degree from online colleges or community colleges( i'd a master degree from top school). then I don't get as many matches, then I lowered it to "5" and got a lot more, I was wondering whether those new people had a good education or not.
 
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treeye wrote :
i used to put importance at level 6 (highest is 7) and was matched with those who's bachelors degree from online colleges or community colleges( i'd a master degree from top school).

I can tell.
 
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It's possible that they don't, or it's also possible that they didn't list education as being a high priority to them. The best way to find out is if someone's profile sounds interesting, begin communication. You'll find out fairly quickly.
 
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I didn't pass my spelling test though; well, I'm just getting frustrated with not being able to be matched with those who seemed compatible with me; and for those who's a match, there's no chemistry...sign

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I have some flexibility on both counts. Some people are very intelligent but couldn't afford the luxury of a good education (for various reasons). I have also met some people with a decent education and wondered how they managed to accomplish that...

As far as income goes, provided that he is not looking to upgrade his qualifications, I prefer someone in a similar range (doesn't have to be exactly the same or higher). I've dated a younger man, who was on a much lower income than I was, it caused some discomfort for him and I was feeling a little like a cougar.
 
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education is generally more important to me than income. well, er, than most things, and intelligence is very important to me, not just intelligence, but the ability to think critically and independently. Its hard for me to see myself with someone that is not a thinker or who just follows the crowd.

I don't really care about schools though. The last guy I dated was a PhD from an Ivy League school and a professor. I actually found it pretty annoying that he made that clear within the first 5 sentences of his profile. It was actually a mark against him, would have been cooler if he were more humble about that.

I don't equate education with intelligence. But I do prefer someone educated than not. And I do mean someone that went to class and cares enough to have an interest in life...not someone that sailed through and their parents made them go. I know a degree does not mean they will be exceptional in any way. But I do like someone that had the drive and desire to study something, or round out their knowledge.

I get very annoyed with people who are defensive and say things like "its just a piece of paper" its really not....though there are many examples of educated people that make the rest of us look bad. It's not the norm.
 
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I always thought education was very important to me until I started dating the man I'm seeing now. He went to a trade school right out of high school because, at the time, he wasn't interested in the least with further education. He has made me realize that I was kinda being a snob about the education bit. He is very intelligent and well spoken and actually makes more money than I do with my Master's degree! (Although I didn't know this until we had been on several dates.)
 
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