So I was randomly perusing the net the other night and for sh*ts and giggles I googled “marrying up”… (don’t judge me).

What I found was a wikipedia page on “hypergamy”…

Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as “marrying up”) is the act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher looks, socioeconomic, caste or status than oneself.

The term is often used more specifically in reference to a perceived tendency among human cultures for females to seek or be encouraged to pursue male suitors that are higher status than themselves, which often manifests itself as being attracted to men who are comparatively older, wealthier or otherwise more privileged than themselves.

Yes people… there’s an actual term for desiring to marry someone who’s better looking, smarter and/or wealthier than you.

But is “hypergamy” the same as “gold digging”? Continue Reading…