Yes, Jane Austen rejected a marriage propose from a

wealthy gentlemen who graduated from Cambridge. Actually, she accepted the propose for a day, and changed her mind the other day. She remained single the rest of her life.

We all have only one life to live, so, we have our right to choose our life partner, or live without a partner, if we can afford. I have a aunt who had never married in her life, she just refused to lower her standard :)))