I want a partner who i love and loves me, status doesnt matter if he tries hard enough and truly does his best - its all i need in that department.
Sure, if a guy has more money it comes it material perks but they stop mattering as soon as no thought or meaning is put into them. Small thoughtful and DIY gifts are just as valuable and meaningful when we talk about gifts like that in relationships. A persons manners also dont depend on their social status imo, it really depends how they were raised and what mentality was instilled and of course their personality and personal values. Especially, as older someone gets the more independent they are and the more of their own person they are, they kind of start to shape their own circumstances. Ideally, someone equal to me would be preferable, since you both have a similar understanding of material goods and conditions in which you grew up, and/or are living in, so you understand each other more easily, then again its more of a shortcut. Ultimately, if you end up with someone either lower or higher than you, it will just take more time and more empathy to understand that person which is not impossible and will pay off in the end.
Now, i come to the conclusion that Buff van Dyke is automatically the best candidate to be my partner therefore i am happy o algo