Why doesn't the fact that 50% of women make the same or more than their mates count for anything? How could hypergamy be a significant dynamic when that is the case? If pretty much all women want a man who makes more than them, how does the math work when at least 30% make the same and around 20% make more? The numbers don't add up. These figures aren't just for women in general. They are for women who are partnered with men.
Of course a lot of women have been brainwashed by patriarchy, but as I've already noted to you, the numbers for that are ever diminishing. Many women don't want a man in their lives at all, or if they do, want a partner who lives in his own place so they don't have to mingle money and the woman has greater autonomy. How do you reconcile this growing trend with your belief in hypergamy?
I base my opinions on research as well.
"I’m not alone. In 2011, Statistics Canada estimated 1.9 million people in Canada live according to the relationship style called “living apart together,” or LAT. Those surveyed, whether single, widowed, divorced or legally separated, considered themselves to be in an “intimate couple relationship” distinct from the status of merely “dating.” The majority were younger adults, with only three to five percent of people aged 30 to 59 and two percent of 60-plus year-olds choosing this arrangement."
Women don't feel insecure when they've amassed wealth and power. The men around them feel insecure and don't like the fact that a woman might outrearn them. This is a well-documented dynamic.
