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Survey Results: For Love or Money?

Money Matters More to Women

When asked if the number of zeros in your significant other's paycheck mattered, the answers varied largely depending on gender and sexual orientation.

Twenty-three percent of straight men said their partner's paycheck plays a role in whether or not they enter a relationship. But when heterosexual women were asked the same question, the number of affirmative responses jumped to 41 percent.

One female respondent said "All men I dated before getting married had to have at least a Bachelor's Degree and working in a profession that paid fairly well (i.e. $100K/year)."

 

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