I don't know why...

Certain issues have been playing on my mind

Such as... why does society perpetuate the idea of class and status. More specifically, why is tension created between men and women as to who earns more, or who is 'better'? Both genders, consciously or unconsciously, take advantage of this tension when in argument. Suddenly men feel insecure because they feel that the woman they are seeing is of a higher class, or earns more money than them and therefore they do not 'fit in' with said woman's life. That, essentially, they are not good enough. Well it goes both ways really. In the end one feels either they are letting the other down, or the other feels that maybe they should be with someone 'better'. Does it matter? well i guess it does. Should it? i don't think so. We're all consumed by this idea of equality, yet men would definitely rather be the breadwinner and 'man' of the house or 'better' if not equal in terms of education etc.

We constantly create situations where we are in competition with each other or attempt to be in a position in which we can look down on the other. This doesn't really benefit anyone.
Would i like someone who can take care of me? yes, but taking care of me can mean so much more than monetarily.
Would i like someone who is as well educated as me? well.. yes, if only so that i can carry on a decent conversation with him. This doesn't necessarily mean he has to have an Ivy League education.
Ultimately, the standards we set for ourselves are determined by how society feels we should feel, or what parents (who want only the best and are therefore biased as to what is best for you) feel we deserve.
Seeing someone in the eyes of your parents is never the best way to judge.. or in the eyes of society. What should really matter is how you feel and what satisfies you...in this case anyway.
But we can't help but be influenced...

At the end of the day i guess its not so much a matter of why society does what it does but why we allow ourselves to be manipulated in such a way. This constant drive to be better and be in competition.. not healthy really when carried to the extreme or destroys our personal lives.

nyeh i had more thoughts but have forgotten them.. haha...
blame it on the dissertation.. too many serious thoughts goin on... =p