how do you differentiate open-mindedness from a closed-minded preference in other direction (i.e. straight men who specifically want to out-earn their spouses)?
You can see if there's a change in who initiates divorces after the couples switch their income ordering.
It would be particularly indicative if
1) Women who start out earning their husband start initiating divorces at higher rates, while men stay constant or decrease the rate of divorce.
However, to differentiate that from the hypothesis that all people moving up in the income spectrum have an tendency to split up with their current partner to find a new one, it would also be useful to see
2) Men who start out earning their wives do not start initiating divorces at higher rates, while women stay constant or decrease the rate of divorce.
You could also see how a switch in income ordering affects divorce rates in homosexual couples to factor out the gender aspects.
Another, less direct metric would be seeing who uses income filters in online dating more, though few sites seem to offer it nowadays.
scarmig|6 years ago
It would be particularly indicative if
1) Women who start out earning their husband start initiating divorces at higher rates, while men stay constant or decrease the rate of divorce.
However, to differentiate that from the hypothesis that all people moving up in the income spectrum have an tendency to split up with their current partner to find a new one, it would also be useful to see
2) Men who start out earning their wives do not start initiating divorces at higher rates, while women stay constant or decrease the rate of divorce.
You could also see how a switch in income ordering affects divorce rates in homosexual couples to factor out the gender aspects.
Another, less direct metric would be seeing who uses income filters in online dating more, though few sites seem to offer it nowadays.
codingmess|6 years ago
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