AlexAP
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But they only mean financial hypergamy.
Of all the women born in the UK 1958, 38% married into a higher class:
But of all the women born in the UK between 1976-81, only 16% married into a higher class:
There are now more women marrying DOWN than marrying up. Insane ngl. You know what that means. Looks and status are now way more important than money. Betabuxxing is getting rare, women make their own money now.
Remember:
"I would rather marry a poor man who is gorgeous than a fat bald old guy who is rich. I'll make my own money."
Of all the women born in the UK 1958, 38% married into a higher class:
More than one in three born in 1958 had a partner in the same social class as themselves but almost as many - 38% - married into a higher class. Just 23% of women born in 1958 married into a lower class.
But of all the women born in the UK between 1976-81, only 16% married into a higher class:
(Source)The latest generation, born between 1976-1981, were far more likely to have married into the same class - 56% - and notably less likely to have a partner from a higher social class - 16%. Most significantly, more than a quarter have married a partner of a lower social class than themselves - 28%.
There are now more women marrying DOWN than marrying up. Insane ngl. You know what that means. Looks and status are now way more important than money. Betabuxxing is getting rare, women make their own money now.
Remember:
"I would rather marry a poor man who is gorgeous than a fat bald old guy who is rich. I'll make my own money."