@millionairechat When Lauren S., 27, a mechanical engineer, met her now-ex at a festival, she fell hard. “He made me laugh, the sex was great, and he was intellectually stimulating,” she says. Jackpot, right? Right. Until her picks for dinner spots were “too lavish.” One night, he asked about her salary — then everything changed. “He couldn’t look past the fact that I made more money,” says Lauren. “He even told me I was overpaid.” He confessed that he felt emasculated by her career, and later, while she was on a work trip, he cheated on her. Among the straight, ambitious, and unattached, Lauren’s story is familiar. More women than men now graduate college. Nearly half the U.S. workforce is female and 40 percent of those women are their family’s breadwinner. But as they strive for success, they’re hitting a snag. They can’t find a guy who’s comfortable with all that awesomeness. Multiple studies show that, when asked, men say they prefer dating ambitious go-gett...
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