Relationships can be complicated. You might have frequent arguments or differences in opinion over a subject matter. Who’s to say whose fault it really is. But what happens when someone in the relationship graduated from university and the other never even went to college? With relationships and educational backgrounds, there’s more to it than a simple yes or no answer.
Many see education as a symbol of social standing. The higher your education, the higher the education should be of one’s partner. That’s the general misconception in modern society – especially in wealthy families and certain territories that are deeply religious. Sorry to burst their bubble, but there is no right or wrong when it comes to love. Relationships and educational backgrounds are neither mutually inclusive nor mutually exclusive (per se).
Education is education; love is love. They are not related, but it might result in different opinions in the average discussion. For instance, as a doctorate of science, you might be interested in evolution and read the occasional zoological paper on a recent discovery. In contrast, your partner might not even be aware of the theory of evolution! Naturally, there may be arguments or disagreements. However, a difference in opinion is what makes us human. Education does not make love right or wrong.
Whether you both hold PhDs or no formal education at all, you will still have different opinions. Education does not change the fact that we are all humans. However, education, in general, can be a boon in that it gives you something to talk about at the dinner table. Spend some time reading, doing research, learning new skills. That’s for your personal development, with an added bonus of conversational material.
Nevertheless, there are those that insist that lesser-educated individuals will be inferior in the relationship (there might be those that get off on that). However, as humans, we continue to expand our knowledge. We are always learning. There are those in their 80s still studying to obtain a degree. That’s absolutely fantastic. But it shouldn’t be a prerequisite.
By all means, if you’re that kind of individual, then go for it. But having the same level of education has never stopped an inevitable divorce. Similarly, having different educational backgrounds has never resulted in a divorce when love was the driving factor to overcome all differences between two individuals. Relationships and educational backgrounds are two separate facets of life.
Therefore, it is completely unfathomable that education be considered as the foundation for a relationship. Then it’s most likely bound to fail – or, you’ll just have something very cold and distant. This wasn’t an issue hundreds to thousands of years ago, why should it be now? We’re biological organisms, after all.
