It turns out that a woman’s physical appearance is the most powerful predictor of the occupational status of the man she marries. A woman’s appearance is more significant than her intelligence, her level of education or even her original socioeconomic status in determining the mate she will marry.
Psychologist David M. Buss, after researching ten thousand people across thirty-seven countries. Quoted in the book The Dark Side of Man by Michael P. Ghiglieri. (via jackieheartsb)
Fortunately, this book was published nearly 10 years ago, but wow - that’s just depressing.
And actually, the more I think about it, the less I think it is true. I mean, how else do you explain all those silicon valley marriages?