>This article mistakes dating down as marrying people who aren't as smart as
you. But women have been doing that since the dawn of time. Marrying down
is someone who makes less money than you and always will so that you will
always be in part or in whole supporting them.
I always find it hard to resist quoting Randy Newman, even though I realized recently that he's not an ironist or a satirist, but really means and believes pretty much everything he says.
This is from "The World Isn't Fair": http://www.randynewman.com/tocdiscography/disc_bad_love/lyricsbadlove#theworldisntfair
If Marx were living today He'd be rolling around in his grave And if I had him here in my mansion on the hill I'd tell him a story t'would give his old heart a chill It's something that happened to me
I'd say, Karl I recently stumbled Into a new family With two little children in school Where all little children should be I went to the orientation All the young mommies were there Karl, you never have seen such a glorious sight As these beautiful women arrayed for the night Just like countesses, empresses, movie stars and queens And they'd come there with men much like me Froggish men, unpleasant to see Were you to kiss one, Karl Nary a prince would there be