Do you have an issue with different levels of education?

I think that the way you are thinking is probably true for a lot of women who are looking to settle down in the future. The female species, I think, is designed to think of security, and women seem to tend to want to find not only someone that they are attracted to, but someone who can give them a stable future. I don't blame you for being selective when it comes to meeting a guy who can provide for your needs for the future. My girlfriend has a master's degree and I'm working on my bachelor's right now. We haven't gotten married yet because she wants to make sure that I'm going to continue my education and be able to provide for her, and I don't blame her because I would never want to put her in a position where she has to worry about money. Men are naturally hunters and gatherers, so we want to provide for the woman that we love. If you meet a guy that you are in love with and he loves you too, he will want to provide for you and will do whatever it takes, but you should meet a man who is evenly matched with you or else there will always be that concern on your part. (This is just my opinion!) :)

I won't consider a girl unless she has an undergraduate degree.

I think you are perfectly justified in your decision! When you have the freedom to select the kind of guy who is to your liking, then you should exercise that freedom. ;-)

This is a tough question honestly. You aren't necessary wrong to be base your dating choices heavily on education. Obviously an intelligent person isn't going to be dating from a pool of morons. It would be a very one sided relationship for sure. Then again I've seen some guys land some great women somehow. Love potion no. 9 I guess.

At the same time your prejudice towards only college grads can also be a bit harsh. One's level of education will not dictate one's work ethic and doesn't always establish income. Sure, for the most part having that diploma can help secure a better job but in the end it's not always certain. Also, not all degrees will yield success. My 2 friends graduated from college yet I make more than them and I am enlisted in the military. I don't make the most but it's sad when I make more than a college grad.

If you really like the guy then why not give him a shot. Sure, he works for a package delivery company but he may not want to do that for life. He might be rather bright and is working this job to save up for college. He can also be a walking dolt but there is no way to know without doing a little recon.

Are you wrong to be selective? No, it's your life and you can date whom you please. We all do it and yours is no exception. Let it be known that if you aren't flexible in your dating parameters you will be single for a very long time. Dating only college grads isn't a sure fire way to ensure your will land yourself a winner. My brother graduates this May from college and he spent half his time in college baked out of his skull. Get my drift?

A friend of mine from Tennessee always uses this quote "You can take a woman out of Tennessee but you can't take Tennessee out of a woman". If you apply the same logic to level of education, I'd rather have a self starter who never had a degree and became who it is by his/her efforts. Don't get me wrong, going to college is also a personal effort and as well deserves an appreciation. But if the level of enthusiasm, effort and curiosity were all because of getting the grades and the degree, rather than a true interest in subject matter or the college experience itself, the chances are that the same mentality will continue after the college education and the person will be as dull as he/she ever has been.

I have always felt that it is important for my partner and I to share the same level of emotional development in life. Not that we're identical, but that we're both sorta "going through" something together. That doesn't have to be something tangible such as school. Usually it is not. Something like, we're both feeling we're at a certain point in our lives during which. Blah blah blah.

What makes you think that if he's working a menial job, that is somehow less reliable than jobs requiring degrees? My experience is the opposite. As a programmer, even with a relatively wide skill set there have been years when it took me 3 or 4 months to find a new job 'cause I wouldn't settle for less $ than I'd been making before. Whereas my friends who work jobs they don't like could just fine a new one anywhere, no hassles. Of course, I was making > $100k so maybe I'm just spoiled, but are you sure that you're not worried that he'll make less money than you and that *that* is somehow the issue? Just a thought. If so, I don't know the answer. That kind of internal thing can be very powerful and shouldn't be messed with necessarily. Good luck figuring it all out!

I find myself not wanting to date uneducated women. After a certain point the conversations are dull, or having to always explain something gets tiresome. The money issue I can understand as well. I would probably be more concerned with money if I was wealthy, but being just average I don't worry about it too much. I would prefer someone I was dating having a job they love doing and where they make enough money to pay for a life they are comfortable with.

Since you are about to finish college, I would say don't take dating too seriously yet. Once you get a job pertaining to your degree, you will find yourself in a different world and among people of similar education levels. You will have a better chance of finding what you're looking for then.

Okay, now you think that you do have a problem! Well in my opinion you are fine and have no problem at all, it is one of your measurements for the guy you want to date, so what is wrong with that! May be you care about the education level while other girls may care about age and so on.

When you think about it in a way of living you will find your self demanding for a guy with at least the education level you have, it is not only a money wise thing it have something to do with personality too, for me I would never go for a girl who is her education level lower than mine, and I don't think they might be stupid or careless and those silly stuff, it is because of me, I'm very educated and when I want to discuss something I would prefer to discuss it with some one who is well educated too, imaging your self getting a certain degree like Biochemical or IT! If you discussed your achievements and what do it mean to you with your boyfriend who didn't even had high school degree then you will find your self at a dead end!

I'm pretty sure there are nice guys and nice ladies who didn't have more than a high school degree but it will do nothing if you are well or higher educated than them, life between couple is not only sex, dating, movies and beer! It is more than that and I think I would agree to you, date who is at least the same level of your education.

Well for casual dating, I don't care. But if I'm looking for something serious, I won't choose an uneducated guy. I want some one who I can have an intelligent conversation with and can relate to. Not to say that all people who only have HS diplomas are uneducated, but I am from sort of a hick area, and a degree usually separates the intelligent people from the.you know.Also, what kind of jobs is he going to have? That's important to me in the long term. I plan to go to law school and I don't wanna be dating out of my tax bracket. Some people might think it's wrong and get their feelings hurt, but they're *YOUR* standards.

I used to think it would be a problem, but it really depends on the person. I have a Master's degree and am dating a man who only has a high school diploma. It has not been a problem for us at all. He is the sweetest guy I have ever dated! He tried college for a while, but it just wasn't for him. He works in commercial construction, so a college degrees really isn't necessary. He works hard everyday and has been working for the same company for 15 years.

I think when it comes to this subject, you shouldn't just look at whether or not he went to college. College isn't for everyone! Look at why he didn't go, does he have a stable CAREER (not just a job at the local supermarket), does he have good work ethic, etc!

If you are compatible in other ways give him a chance! With a Master's degree, I never pictured myself with a construction worker! But I happier now than I have ever been. He is very good at what he does and enjoys it, which is also important.

Hope this helped!