What to Do When She’s More Successful

Submitted by Lisa Steadman on January 30, 2008 - 9:42 am

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Being an ambitious and independent woman myself, I happen to know a lot of other super successful women. Truth be told, most of them are single. So is this a problem for guys — dating a successful woman? I recently researched the subject for eHarmony.com. Read on…

Like it or not, when it comes to dating our genders are not operating on a level playing field. While it’s perfectly culturally acceptable for a man to date a woman who is shorter than he is, makes less money than he does, and is generally considered less of a catch than the guy is, society would say that the opposite scenario implies that the woman hasn’t done quite as well as she should have.

But what happens when you meet an amazing woman who just happens to look better on paper than you do? Are you supposed to just walk away? Or should you pursue and woo her regardless of what your pay stubs, bank statements, and portfolio say? In the new millennium, a time when men and women have equal earning power, when more and more husbands are opting to become stay-at-home dads and let their wives bring home the bacon, and when single women are putting off marriage and monogamy longer than previous generations, is dating a woman who makes more money than you still an issue? And if you happen to meet a savvy and successful woman who doesn’t care about who makes more money, is it still an ego-bruising deal-breaker for you, regardless of how amazingly sexy she is? Click here to read the top five tips for dating and mating with a successful woman who just might earn more than you without killing your confidence.

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