Read the book. Marrying down financially has no impact (financially) on lifestyle but when there is that much of an implied difference intellectually, it&#x27;s going to cause problems.<p>It&#x27;s not jaded to be pragmatic. Marriage is a contract. Recently, you can even hear young people, men mostly, talk about ways to avoid being considered common law which I found hilarious and would never have been a topic of discussion when I was their age.