Money Vs Time

One very important standard that both men and women have is the career.

But two many people discount the advantages of a lower status job.

As a general rule, the higher status job you have, the more time it requires.   It doesn't really matter what career you have, the more important you are, the more work they give you, the less free time you have.

Honestly, many lower paid jobs would get paid the same if they worked the same hours.  For example, a starting legal salary can ragne from 45k (prosecutor/legal aid) to $175k (high end finance lawyer).  Paralegals go from about $24k to 83k - but work about half the hours.   A high end Paralegal, getting paid overtime at time and a half, working 80 hours instead of 40, actually gets paid 83+83*1.5=$207k, which is MORE than the lawyer does - and yes, beginning corporate lawyers are expected to work almost 80 hours a week.  Of course, the law firm would have to be incredibly busy for the paralegal to work 80 hours a week - but it does happen.  I had a friend that quit her job as support at a law firm because a case she was responsible for needed her to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a weeks for a full month.

When you think about what kind of mate you want, you need to keep in mind not only how much money they make, but also how much time they will have to spend with you.

I personally would rather have someone that works less, even if they made more money.  I want a love of my life, not an extra paycheck.