[Enterprise]

There seems to be some truth to "Men marry down, women marry up." She's not likely to marry "down" because she thinks her own snooty crowd will make fun of her. If she wants a man, all she needs to do is go get one. But she can't rid herself from her own image of "success." She's trapped, she doomed, and her biological clock is ringing so loud it's keeping the neighbors awake.

[SauronOfMordor]

There seems to be some truth to "Men marry down, women marry up." She's not likely to marry "down" because she thinks her own snooty crowd will make fun of her. If she wants a man, all she needs to do is go get one. But she can't rid herself from her own image of "success." She's trapped, she doomed, and her biological clock is ringing so loud it's keeping the neighbors awake.

It's not that "men marry down" as much as men have different search criteria. Men look for a woman who is

• reasonably pretty
• has a compatible (high) libido
• is generally cheerful and fun to be with
• is intelligent enough to be worth talking to

For most of the guys I know, if she fulfills the above, then her earnings and social status are secondary. It's easy for a high-earning man to find a girl that meets the above criteria

Many women place a high value on "somebody with high enough status that my circle of friends will be envious". A lot of women see their status being determined by the status of the guy they're going out with. For high-earning professional women, the pool of available guys that meet the "status" criteria is small. The pool of guys who don't have better options is even smaller