***It isn't always just about what she thinks of him, it's about what his friends and her friends and relatives and her corporate associates that he is going to have to deal with at social functions are going to think of Mr. Blue Collar and will they be whispering behind his back about why she married so far beneath her station.***
Well, you could be right, but that only proves my point about insecurity. It's sad, really. I hate that about our society, and worrying about what others think definitely is not exclusive to men. There are always exceptions, of course, but unfortunately, they are a small minority.
It's not always about worrying what others think. It's entirely possible he found her Reference Group alienating, that colored his perception of her, and he rejected her.
Sometimes it's just about being a little selfish, which in itself isn't all that bad.