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I thought about this for a while.. maybe it can turn into a good topic for discussion.

Do any of you take education very seriously, that it gets to the point where you can't date someone without a college degree? Or maybe, if you use P4P services, would your opinion/attraction toward a provider change if she told you she never went to college or uni?

Personally, I can appreciate someone with higher education.. most people put in a whole lot of effort, time, and money for a college degree.. but at the same time, I don't think a level of education should lessen or increase a person's real value.

Of course, I also encourage other women to reply ^^
 
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I've never found a P4P provider that didn't have some type of aspiration for education (even if it's beauty school / part time art school) that I wanted to continue seeing.

It seems to go hand in hand, if you are making P4P money and don't want any education, personality just doesn't mix with me.
 
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MissInsomnia said:
Do any of you take education very seriously, that it gets to the point where you can't date someone without a college degree?
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I've had experiences both ways, girls with education and those without.
Honestly, it really depends on the person and how they manage their life... I've seen some really terrible college grads and I've seen terrible high school grads...

Having a college education used to actually mean something, it was something that you worked for and really earned. I've seen way too many younger folks with a college degree that I can't really understand how they actually finished.

So today, it's not really a big factor when considering a dating partner. While I would prefer it, because it does mean access to more opportunities, it just depends on each unique situation.

As for P4P workers... at the very least, I hope they have a financial plan or educational plan that will carry them further in the future. P4P work shouldn't be viewed a long term solution... (and this is my own opinion, I know P4P work can last quite awhile for some girls...as long as they are doing it by their own choice and not forced by someone else's hand!)
 
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Sure. A college degree isn't the gold standard for whether someone is enjoyable to be with. If I can have interesting conversations with someone and have a good time with them, I don't really care what their education level is. As others have said I want to be with someone that has SOME ambition, be it finish school, or have a career.
 
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I will say that historically education has been the great uplifter in society universally, that is, it's really your only statistically significant chance of changing your socioeconomic status.

That said, I've met a lot of people that I find agonizing to be around that are highly educated. People that have absolutely lost touch with how "others" that are not like them think or act, what their worries or concerns may be, etc.

I think the true criteria is.. Do I need my partner to be someone that is engaged, intellectually curious, passionate about learning and with diverse areas of interest? Yes, please. :cool:
 
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As long as I get along with someone and the chemistry, character is right I don't care much about educational background. Just because someone went to college or university doesn't mean they are a more likable partner. And from my experience with some people I met outside SW, sometimes they act like they are better than you based on their degree. This doesn't apply to everyone but I see a pattern :rolleyes:
It is good to achieve higher education. I do the same but that's not for a partner but for myself and my future.
 
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Pretty much agree with the overall opinion.
First @MissInsomnia threads are always interesting and relevant.

Seconds, I don't think I have some kind of built-in college degree detector that would condition my sexual attraction. I don't remember jerking off watching a degree diploma frame neither...o_Oo_O


This being said I've noticed some correlation between educational background and kinky behaviour or in other words between education and curiosity. More generally as an amateur of both psychology and neurology, the brain is (at least for me) the sexiest organ of women. I don't really care if she has a PhD in quantum physics or if she has a high school degree, but I want her to have a little something that makes her an interesting person.
 
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I prefer to be around people who like to learn. That doesn't mean they're any more likely to have gone to college or university - the most voracious reader I know didn't even finish secondary school, but is probably the most broadly educated person I know.
 
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These days you can buy college degree. It is nothing more than a piece of paper.
When I was in uni, female high school students that went to uni. was not so many (22.9％) but now it has gone up to 48.2%. The total number of school is increasing while the number of children is decreasing so it will go up even more.

Judging from my experience, degree and their smartness does not connect. When I was in college, I used to date with a boy from Tokyo uni. for about two years but he was not very smart....
Being smart doesn't mean doing well in tests in school.

Most of my family have fairly high educational background so I was naturally expected to go to uni after high school without thinking.
My first full time job I got after school actually required at least college degree, ideally MD but the second one only required high school education so it doesn't mean that you are absolutely out of job if you don't have college degree. Payment of the first one and the second one was about the same by the way.

My point being is you don't need to go to uni. unless you have a certain goal that requires BA. Otherwise, it may be waste of money, a lot of money indeed.
I do appreciate my parents that paid for my tuition fully plus my rent and monthly pocket money for 6 years and it is true I could make a lot of good friends through school that I still see monthly base. But escort job absolutely does not require a degree!
Going to a technical school for English language was probably more helpful in my case.

I would be willing to date with a fun, motivating, street smart guy with no degree.
 
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Doesn't matter their education, but more their mindset and maturity level. Typically (as many pointed out, there are plenty of exceptions to this), people who go through college grow up more. People who support themselves tend to mature. It's more about the stage of life that I'm in compared to the girl. If we're at different stages in life, it makes it difficult to relate to their world and get to know them, and assumingly true vice-versa. I can't stand dating 18 year olds because they're still emotionally children complaining about how Takeshi-senpai ignored her once after she tried to send mental signals that she wanted him to come ask her out, but ended up asking out her friend Keiko because Keiko opened up a button on her shirt during 4th period.

I'm a little past that type of stuff in my life and I don't care, which makes it hard for me to even want a relationship with a person who's still in that stage of life.

If they managed to get to the same stage of maturity level as me while skipping high school and college, I'm probably going to be even more attracted to them and curious about how they got there, and what experiences they had that helped them grow.
 
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It is probably almost too obvious to bother stating, but the value of going to college/university is not the degree ("just a piece of paper") nor, imo, is even whatever it does for your job/earning prospects. Rather it is what you learn and the experiences you have and how they change you as a person and your appreciation of life and your ability to make good choices in it. An advanced, good quality education can help a person A LOT in those areas, but there are other ways to learn and grow besides going to college/university. That's why it is the end result, the person you become, that matters...rather than whether or not your path to being that person included getting a college degree.

-Ww
 
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hkAlone said:
First @MissInsomnia threads are always interesting and relevant.
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Always indeed! I don't know how she manages such high quality so consistently, but imo it reflects the kind of sharp and insightful thinking that is one of the things people (should) hope to develop through a college education.

-Ww
 
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Manami TMK said:
These days you can buy college degree. It is nothing more than a piece of paper.
When I was in uni, female high school students that went to uni. was not so many (22.9％) but now it has gone up to 48.2%. The total number of school is increasing while the number of children is decreasing so it will go up even more.

Judging from my experience, degree and their smartness does not connect. When I was in college, I used to date with a boy from Tokyo uni. for about two years but he was not very smart....
Being smart doesn't mean doing well in tests in school.

Most of my family have fairly high educational background so I was naturally expected to go to uni after high school without thinking.
My first full time job I got after school actually required at least college degree, ideally MD but the second one only required high school education so it doesn't mean that you are absolutely out of job if you don't have college degree. Payment of the first one and the second one was about the same by the way.

My point being is you don't need to go to uni. unless you have a certain goal that requires BA. Otherwise, it may be waste of money, a lot of money indeed.
I do appreciate my parents that paid for my tuition fully plus my rent and monthly pocket money for 6 years and it is true I could make a lot of good friends through school that I still see monthly base. But escort job absolutely does not require a degree!
Going to a technical school for English language was probably more helpful in my case.

I would be willing to date with a fun, motivating, street smart guy with no degree.
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@Manami TMK I can think of a situation where I would disagree with you.
If you open your own college and teach the art of escorting over a three/four years program, I would highly value such degree. (y)
 
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I generally say fuck degrees. Just because you don't have a piece of overpriced paper doesn't mean anything to me. I don't have a 4yr degree. I spent 5.5 years going part time to finish up a 2year degree a while back, and it's really done nothing for me. My 14 years in the field say the same thing- degree just isn't that important. There are times I think having a degree may benefit me as far as opening more doors for jobs, but it's nothing I would hold against somebody for not having.
 
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I really don't care about my gf or wife or even friend's level of studies.
 
Tbh I think if you have a rule to only date people with a degree or higher education that would make you an idiot. However, only dating people who are curious about the world, have a desire new experiences, and want to constantly learn is a reasonable criteria.
 
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Uni is not for everyone. I like guys with passion, ambition and optimism but i've found that in guys from different backgrounds. Some studying on a school thats lower than uni (forgive me, my English really abandons me here), some being really smart but somehow dropped out somewhere.
I actually never dated a top notch university student... I guess i like guys who think outside the box, dont cram information into their head.
My last two boyfriends didn't have university degrees but they had a bunch of papers written full of business ideas, read books about business and were full of plans. I dont know if its the smart way to do it, but i guess i find that kind of passion more attractive than studying for tests all night.
 
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