Once again, as I stated on the thread I started, I am posting well into the discussion and another discussion appeares to be happening.
Who cares. To answer the OP. I have been observing marriage announcements in our local paper where the bride is very often more educated than the groom. I have occasionally read these to my H because we think, as many others , that there is a major societal change going on. Women are becoming the more educated and bread winners.
I, personally wanted to marry someone of equal intelligence, not “degrees” and want the same for my children.
My H has a PHd and I have a Masters. But I believe, as do my kids, that I am smarter in some ways and he is in others. I attended more selective schools than he did.
My D1’s other has a PHd in engineering from an Ivy. She only had a BA from the same school. She gas expressed to me that she thinks she is smarter and she definitely earns a lot more money. Three times more and they both earn good salaries. They have been together over 5 years, with a 6 months break over a year ago. So it appeares to be fine for them.
I think couples need to be stimulating to each other. That often means equal intelligence. When the power, financially or otherwise, is unequal, it becomes much more challenging.