<prompt> Human: Just thought of this while writting another post. Basically I earn 70K, and I wont date a woman who earns less than 50K. Simply because I can not support the lifestyle I want for two people on my salary. If I earned 250K - I would not care. I feel like a lot of women have a standard for the guys they date, but not vice versa. I do have quite a few friends earning 120K, but all their wives make 40K ish. This would drive me NUTS!  <response>: I came here thinking Id agree with you somewhat, but Im going to have to say that I dont really. Your first point that you cant support two people living your lifestyle at 120K is a fair point. Its smart to acknowledge your limits and how you want to live. Your second point about couples living off 160K doesnt make any sense to me. If your lifestyle requires 120k for two people, why should your friends living 160k life style drive you crazy? Is it that you dont feel there should be a disparity between two peoples incomes? Do you feel like youre being taken advantage of by having a spouse who earns less? Im in the position of making approximately the same amount of money as my SO, but I hope that you eventually find someone that you dont find to be a financial burden. 