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Can love last if she's more successful than her man?: A relationship may struggle if the woman is the one bringing home the bacon. (Dating and Relating Debate).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Cosmopolitan

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* Jennifer Lopez's new husband, Cris Judd, is a dancer and choreographer whom she met during her "Love Don't Cost a Thing" video shoot. Though Judd is no slacker, his career success seems minuscule compared to J. Lo's. (She's had a number one album, J. Lo, and now commands upward of $9 million for every movie she makes.) So we asked Cosmo readers, is it possible for a relationship to succeed if the woman outshines the man professionally, or is income inconsequential?

YES: her riches are irrelevant

 
69% WOMEN  75% MEN 

"When I met my boyfriend, he had just been laid off from his job, but it didn't matter because his personality was more interesting to me than what was in his pocket. That was a year ago, and I've been with him ever since." --Shelly

"Being treated like a princess doesn't mean he has to buy you things all the time or run in the right circles. It's about affection and getting butterflies in your stomach when he kisses you. You can't help who you fall in love with, so it has nothing to do with fame or money." --Kate

"As long as a man has goals and ambitions and is working to achieve them, it doesn't matter how much wealth and recognition he has gained." --Kourtney

"I don't want my guy to be a bum, but his salary doesn't matter, I'm a med student, and I know that when it comes time to have children, I am going to need my man to be a stay-at-home dad. His career won't matter to me because I am independent and secure; likewise, it shouldn't bother him that I will make ...

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