Would You Date A High School Dropout?

[Physics-Man]

Yes

No

Other

[Chazmatazz269]

Highly unlikely, but it depends on a lot of factors. Being educated isn’t the same as being smart, nor vice versa. Did they drop out to avoid education altogether? Did they drop out because they weren’t getting the education they needed and wanted?
Did they drop out to home skool or learn independently? There’s a pretty good chance that they are better educated than a public skool graduate. They are overwhelmingly more prepared for real life and the workforce while underprepared for college. This has more to do with college administration requirements than quality of education.
A high skool dropout who got their GED and went on to college says a lot about their character. It’s no secret that public skools are lousy and getting lousier every year. It’s not inherently advantageous to remain committed to a program that isn’t committed to excellence at every level. Particularly when the information contained in the public skools curriculum is elementary at best and widely available for free.
That said, i suffer ignorance poorly and willful ignorance not at all. So if they just dropped out because they found education challenging and they have neither aspirations nor a plan to bring them to fruition, they better be super cute and divinely sweet. Ell oh ell!

[OlderAndWiser]

No, not because I think I am better than a high school drop out, but because a high school drop out and a guy who graduated with honors from law school are probably not going to have much in the way of common interests. I was married to a girl who was a high school graduate but no college and she did not want to attend social events with me because most of my acquaintances are college graduates and my wife felt insecure about herself.

[ShellyB]

I voted “no” because I guess the main scenario is simply that they dropped out and then never went back to complete it, however if they dropped out due to some reason they could not control and later went back and got a HS diploma and then went to college and graduated from college, I would not worry about the fact that they dropped out of high school in the past, so it depends on the details I guess. JMO!

[Genie23]

I would most like date them. Some people drop out because of responsibilities. I wouldn't turn them down just because they don't have a degree. I know some people who dropped out of college and few dropped out of school and ended up becoming very successful in life. If that person is smart, ambitious, know what he wants and how to achieve his dream.. I'd definitely date him.

[Simslover92]

It depends on if they were able to be successful without getting a high school diploma. Not many have been.

[MannMitAntworten]

Anymore this holds true but I have a sense it is less to do with having at least a high school diploma and more to do with so many not being able to read even with a diploma but more importantly … because they never show up. There is a great lack of work ethic anymore. Even if working for themselves. Those who do, do. Those who do not, hold their hands out with the expectation of receiving even greater than those who ‘do’.

[Simslover92]

That's so true.

[DishLady]

No. Not for any snobby reason, but I exhausted myself and my resources to get my education and it’s something I value a lot… and it’s something my SO would have to understand and value about me.

[MannMitAntworten]

I don’t think your respective significant other would place less value and understanding into your educational successes merely for not having performed to an equal level as yourself. I mean, I have been involved with an M. D. and I myself certainly do not have a Medical Doctorate … without her ever saying a word on the matter I was aware enough of the level of commitment, dedication, and lack of sleep it took to accomplish her earning her Doctorate. All I care about is whether she finds contentment in whatever it is she is doing.

[DishLady]

@MannMitAntworten There's a reason why a lot of MDs end up with JDs/MBAs/etc.

Tbh, I made the mistake of tying myself to a guy who didn't respect my education despite his claims to being supportive. His entire family was always down on it as well to the point of poisoning my kids against seeking out a good college education, so respectfully... don't tell me my business. The guy asked a simple question and i provided a simple answer. If it worked out differently for you, good for you.

[MannMitAntworten]

Fair enough.

[AviatorTom]

I dated a high school dropout after my divorce. Interesting woman. It didn't last too long, but the breakup had nothing to do with her being a dropout. We just weren't right for each other.

[Avicenna]

If she meets my dating criteria, sure

[Summeroflove]

Depends on the situation and her heart

[Staximus]

I would date a woman who is a high school dropout because I am with myself, as long as I don't have to support her financially. High School diplomas in college degrees don't really mean shit to me. One of my friends used to have me proofread his term papers to make sure he wrote them correctly when he was in college. A college degree doesn't mean you're educated it certainly doesn't guarantee financial success or success in life. I know more than one millionaire who didn't even graduate from high school.

[Caroline91]

It would depend on the person and what they have done with their life. Traditional schooling doesn't suit everyone or, there may be personal reasons someone couldn't finish. I have a university degree, but don't view that as necessary for everyone. Some of the brightest, most successful people are high school dropouts. Statistically, it's not likely to be in a kid's best interest, but there are numerous exceptions. I admire self educated people.

[Screenwriter]

IT would be completely up to what kind of person that man was. Self-made, self-taught, well read? Well then I think there's a possibility.

But the gap between what a person knows as a 15 or 16 year old from school and what I've learned from attending college and grad school would be a yawning chasm, I'm afraid.

[msc545]

I dropped out of high school because I mainly couldn't stand my peers and I was dating a girl who wound up being the valedictorian of her class at the same school I dropped out of. this really pissed her father off so we used to sneak around a lot. I have a bachelor's degree and two graduate degrees all of which I obtained after dropping out of high school. Turns out high school was the problem, not me.

[Physics-Man]

What are your degrees in, may I ask?

[msc545]

Primarily medicine.

[slatyb]

Education is more a matter of choice than attendance. People can become educated with very little schooling, and people with years of schooling can be profoundly ignorant. I know MBAs who don't read and are culturally illiterate, and dropouts who are very well read and can converse intelligently on almost any topic.

[WindAtMyBack]

I've dated at least two that I can think of. One of which was my longest term girlfriend. Both of them were pretty successful in life.

To be honest, I'd rather date a high school dropout than someone with a PhD.

There is formal education, and real world education. Of the two, real world education is far more important.

[molonski2]

I do not rate success as to whether high school was completed or not , many things can happen after that , not only the " school of hard knocks " , but study beyond , trade school , experiences and much more..

Certainly Yes with the right individual for certain.

[MannMitAntworten]

I did once. You couldn’t tell she was by her eloquence. She later confessed this reality to me and I suggest I help her earn her GED if she was interested. She was, I did, and helped her get in to college. Now she is married to a guy whose lone ambition is to be a security guard. Life is an amusing experience.

[NathanDavis]

I did go out with a high-school dropout... being a college drop-out nyself

so yeah... about one of the most wonderful people I ever met

[NathanDavis]

and if you're thinking about "success"

just one of her businesses was making three times more than mine, at the time...

[alli-112]

Maybe, really depends on the situation and their reason. There are plenty genuine reasons to drop out that don't indicate anything particularly negative about an individual other than the circumstances of their childhood.

[Kelley1]

I would not date a high school dropout because the probability that a high school dropout would be acceptable is extremely low. I will not waste time dating a hundred guys to find one that is acceptable.

[MrChinaski]

I would if they picked up a trade like cooking, plumbing, sparky whatever. If they are stacking bags at a grocery store for the rest of their lives then no I would not.

[strateguy632]

If i were a gal no, gals expect men to have income. But as a guy i would date her... but not share an apartment unless she can pay half.

[PeachyPie93]

Nah.. reason being if you fail at whatever you are doing, most companies won't hire you without a high school diploma.

[AndrésC64]

Absolutely. Why not? Formal education is not the only way to be educated, smart, informed. I know lots of people with college degrees that are dumb as a box of rocks and people without a high school diploma that are very intelligent.

[ProbablyClueless]

Sure, if she had some decent mental horsepower.

I've met some very intelligent high school drop outs.

[Kokishin]

I would do so if that person taught themselves in other ways or started a career which is not requiring university. I do not think that general education is the only way to be a successful and honorable person.

[exitseven]

Yes everyone has life circumstances that can derail you. It's how you react to them is what is important

[sawno]

Sure, but I do want her to be able to keep up with me.

[purplepoppy]

No. If you can't make it through school you can't make it through work.

[MikeTheBartender]

At my age, I don't ask anything about school education. Life education is more important.

[zagor]

Depends on the reason. I know guys who got bored in HS but wound up quite successful.

[WonderingManII]

No because if they did that it is probably because they got issues.

[Osborne775]

If the person have a job or some kind of income then yes

[Mikestein]

Yep, there are other more important things for me to worry about than her level of high schooling.

[beenherebefore]

If they were ambitious, had a career/business and goals for the future and never asked me for money why not?

[LiamJHayden]

I would if we clicked and she was interesting.

[robocop666]

Apprentice tradesmen make more money than office workers. I wish I dropped out of school to be an apprentice.

[Anonymous]

Yes, as long as their educated and can hold a conversation with me. You don't have to go to high school / college to be educated.

[Opinion Owner]

Typo: their -> they are

[Razp_Sorbet]

It would be hypocritical of me if I said I wouldn't

[Cubus]

Yes. Personality is more important.

[linguistrosey]

No, I had my run with a school dropout

[AmazonChick171]

It depends on the man

[Anonymous]

Sure, if she's my type of girl.

[TheMati]

If they got A GED or they have good job.

[Anonymous]

My ex's older sister is

[TheSpaceGnome]

Nope.

[Pterodon]

I have