Ms. DeWEAVER: Particularly within the low-income population, people tend to very strictly look at what people might call the marriageability of their partners.

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Assuming that you inherited your mother's self-confidence and that you develop a professional career worthy of a Princeton man, your marriageability will only increase for at least the next two decades.

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