People looking to meet a husband or wife, often specifically look for certain character traits, abilities or interests in others when it comes to finding a partner, spouse, getting a suitable date that leads to marriage. For instance there are social singles networks just for doctors or the CMF (Christian medical fellowship) and many other singles services that cater just for professionals in certain lines of work. Would dating a shop floor worker not do it for you and only a person that has letters after their name work? Some people perhaps hold a high position in a company and look for someone who in that sense on on their level – a CEO, business owner or manager and so on. I know many many professionals that have run their own businesses that have married on my Christian singles site.

Is academia something important to you when dating?

Likewise many people will not date someone who is not qualified or experienced to their level, and whilst I think this may be ok to take this line for the masses, it’s probably not the best way to think about finding the person who God wants you to marry since thus potentially could be anyone from anywhere on the planet – someone who in fact may be totally different from you for good reason to compliment your skills and abilities as both a family provider and a parent. They are looking for someone that shares their love or ability for academia or academic ability.

Does your date need to be a CEO, own a business or have a PHD?

That said – there is no problem in looking for people that share your interests, passions, hobbies vocation or even professional interests. In fact two work better together than one and many a strong marriage has been between two doctors, vets, qualified teachers, fully licensed pilots and a host of other well-qualified professionals and experts that share the same or similar careers. Meeting a highly skilled, trained and competent marriage partner is often a must for those who want to connect and date on an intellectual level.

Another factor for singles to consider is education level; is education something that has very little importance to a potential husband or wife or is it a serious must-have aspect? Are you looking for simply someone that has a degree – or does it have to be a PHD, MA, MBA, MD, Bachelor’s degree, Doctorate or Masters or some other equally grand qualification other than being a Christian? Again many of these qualifications are searchable on many of the large dating sites like match.com and others.

Here are a few sites that cater for professional dating; Elite | Guardian | Professional Meetups