[Campion]

Not ones who flip burgers a McDonalds.

Do you really think a little child knows or cares what Daddy does for a living?

They care that they have a Daddy and a Mommy who love them, and love each other. They need to see and experience both masculine and feminine parenting styles to understand how to parent as adults.

As a man, and a grad-school educated professional, and a husband of another grad-schoool educated professional, and a father of 4 ... I can see why you might have trouble finding a husband.

What I get from your posts is that you think Dads are optional (meaning you'll feel free to dump him and leave with the kids) and the most important thing about a man to you is his ability to earn big bucks (which means you'll ditch him if he's ever unemployed or unable to work for health reasons). Maybe I'm wrong, but that's absolutely how you come across.

[Accygirl]

I don't want someone who chooses as their job to be a burger flipper for the rest of their lives nor do I want my child to grow up thinking that that sort of career path is okay. Men like that aren't good role models for children. I do believe that a person's motivation and desire to do something with their lives should be the top thing that one looks for in a marriage. For many women, especially career women, it is the top criteria. However, too many guys still seem fixated on a trophy wife or 1950s sitcom wife...

Moreover, what the hell would I have in common with a guy who flips burgers for a living... Exactly nothing. I enjoy going to museums and concerts and other intellectual pursuits. I don't think that someone who flips burgers for a living would enjoy these things.