http://www.newsweek.com/parents-prefer-high-income-less-attractive-partners-their-daughters-study-1036953

When it comes to finding a life partner, parents often disapprove of their children’s choices. But research has revealed they don't always disapprove for the reasons you'd expect. 

Parents prefer potential sons-in-law with high incomes and without good looks—even over attractive men with money, a study published in the British Journal of Psychology found. Daughters valued income too, but swayed towards good-looking partners more than their parents.