A netizen in Facebook shared his story about how he feels inferior because his gf has a better degree and might earn more money than him in the future.
He has a business degree while his gf has a law degree and he has ego problems.
Here is the story:
“I’m a man that studies business and I have a girlfriend in law. It sounds awful but I am so ashamed of having a girlfriend that has a better degree than me. Whenever someone asks what degree my gf takes, I tell them she’s in FASS . This sounds horrible but I just hate how they have no reaction when I tell them I do business and then say ‘damn that’s impressive’ when I tell them my girlfriend does law. The worst I’ve ever heard is ‘she’s going to earn all the money when you guys are older!’. Like as the guy who’s meant to be the provider, it’s really upsetting to think my girlfriend is going to be trying to one up me for the rest of our lives. I keep trying to intellectually flex on my girlfriend in order to reassert my better intelligence but then she will just outsmart me and it just makes me so embarrassed. It’s genuinely ruining our relationship. I know this post makes me sound like a d***, I’m not that type of man but it is difficult if your gf has a better degree and then other people emphasise this. So seriously if you know a man whose dating a girl who is in law when the man isn’t, don’t point it out or comment, it just strains what is already painful :))”
Source: NUSWhispers