Can success be a downfall?

the original question that got posed: Can being too successful push away your signifcant other? I don't want to sound biased by saying, what I am starting to notice is that successful women are single! Not just dating single but SINGLE as in no one wants to take them out. There are also some successful men out there that have similar situations however the ratio I'm seeing in my face and hearing all the time is that successful women are single. Time my be a factor but doesn't love get through it all? Am I beng nieve? When I listen to these women they tell me they actually be geting dumped for someone who...how do I put this without offending anyone... well put it like this someone who doesn't match up to them.Or getting it thrown in thier faces that the man doesn't feel man enough to be with them. ... Let me know what your perspectives are.

POPS' Thoughts: It's a catch-22. Although some men (in the minority) may want a subservient and docile mate, we also want an independent sistah, but conversely some men don't want her to be too independent because then they feel as if their presence is not needed. Also, some women can be plain ol' picky (i know, men are too), but some sistahs want the thug AND power broker and there aren't a lot of them; either thug it our or smug it out; not both. On the not wanting to take them out tip, some women have an aura about them that is very stand-offish (you probably work with a few..as they move up the ladder...they become "dat b!tch). While on the other hand, the fear of the unknown can be a B!tch. So again, it's a catch-22 from all vantage points. You win some, you lose some, but you definitely haven't exhausted the field. There are hidden gems out there, just put your archeological skills to work and dig deeper; you'll hit that black gold soon enough.

Also, if post-dump, a woman say the person didn't match up to them, there was no point for the reltionhip in the first place. Whoever the breadwinner is should not matter, as long as ya'llare ocmfortable, content, and compatible (in my opinion). And sometimes settling is more about compromising. No one is perfect, you will settle for something. This ain't OZ.

those are my thoughts. word.