Aims of the study

1. To study university students' attitudes towards selecting mates
2. To compare and contrast men and women's attitudes in selecting mates

There are reasons we choose to date someone rather than the other, and there are reasons, similar or different, we choose to marry someone over the other. Here are some of the main reasons that have influences on selecting your partner.

1. Economic status. According to Hutter's study, Significant, others and marriage student role attitude, economic status is the most important factor in the marriage. Women, especially the lower class and the middle class women, tend to marry someone with the higher economic status. However, Bayer's study, Marriage plans and education aspiration, shows that men and women in general tend to marry someone from the same economic background to avoid conflicts after the marriage. According to the study on University students' attitudes toward selecting mates and...