Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!mcnc!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Marrying UP Message-ID: <586@unc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 23:23:45 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.586 Posted: Fri Jul 12 23:23:45 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Jul-85 08:25:01 EDT References: <3068@decwrl.UUCP>Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 16 In article andy@Shasta.ARPA writes: >Re: marrying "up" > >There seems to be an unspoken agreement as to which way's up. >Would someone care to enumerate "the" list in some order? Is >the key income, occupation, or ???? >The proverbial mother's list I know is based on occupation >ordered by median income. Don't forget height. Not many women are willing to consider a man who is SHORTER. This may be less problematical than marrying up economically, however. Men are likely to remain taller on the average (even with the ERA), despite feminist attempts at consciousness raising. :-) Frank Silbermann