I may, or may not, be doomed. We'll have to wait and see. Read this piece from the NYT:
All I can say about this is that I remember bringing up this topic with a particular ex and it was like I opened Pandora's Box of insecurity. He became angry and threatened because I insinuated that I might out-earn him someday. I mean, I didn't get my degree for nothing (and I'm definitely not working to get into law school for nothing). I have always planned to have a career and support myself, and if I get married to someone else who out-earns me, fine. However, I have no problem being the breadwinner and I honestly don't think I can be with someone insecure enough to care about that sort of thing anyway. Let's be honest, I'm 6 feet tall and have an intense personality. I'm intimidating (I frighten myself sometimes). You have to be secure to be interested in me in the first place. I think a lot of women in this country are just looking to be taken care of (I am obviously not on that page), but nothing is guaranteed for them. Of course I want to get married and have a beautiful family, but what if something were to happen to my husband? I want to feel fully capable of supporting my family comfortably, on my own.
And let's be honest: On SATC, Miranda probably struggled with men because 1. she's a tall redhead who's awkward as hell and 2. she's actually a lesbian.
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