Sure we don't live in Jane Austin times when a woman needs to marry because she can't inherit property and has limited economic choices. But on the other hand

Sure we don't live in Jane Austin times when a woman needs to marry because she can't inherit property and has limited economic choices. But on the other hand in the end of Grease when Sandy sings "You better shape up, cause I need a man, and my heart is set on you." I don't think she has finance and protection in mind, exactly. I think she's looking for happiness when she says she needs a man.