| Dating is all about income
Posted: 7/31/2008 6:24:31 PM | Yes, it is about finding our equal what ever that is. Face it fellows if you are the President of a company you are not dating the girl from the trailer park, or it would be rare. If you are a man from the trailer park I doubt you would be dating a Pres. of a company. We don't fit into each others world. The woman from the trailer park most likely would not know what fork to use at a formal dinner or how to give the proper party and entertain the correct way to promote the mans job. The man in the trailer park would totally dissapoint the CEO woman the top job. It is nothing personal just a way of life. We are all lookng for our comfort zone in all areas. When you date above or below what your circle is you must do it with caution and descresiton. And really above or below is he wrong word really. It is just more about social structure.
This is just a fact of life. And yes, income does dictate dating for the better part. There are times none of this is an issue and we find the love our life on a subway or the local coffee shop. The fairy tale meeting. Then we just adjust to the differneces in life styles.
Don't take it personal. | |
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 7/31/2008 6:37:49 PM | Meeting and dating someone should not be about income what so ever , If
someone basis it on that then they have pretty darn serious issues. It's nice
to have a good job and personal material things but no relationship should be
based on what someone does and doesn't have.
There is no price tag on love
and money does not buy happiness it is just the means of support to a life style
we so choose to have. I am a CEO for 22 years built two companies
and I dated men of all kinds never once did I base,
it on what they did for a living or by there gross income.
I went out with them solely
cause I was attracted to them as a decent person
and also that they made me laugh
wanted to get to know them.
I've had dates that were dutch treat but only cause
it was a meet and greet not a real date so to speak.
Dating should be fun and this shallow BS all put aside and people not ,
so judgemental and think that riches is the
asnwer to everything cause it's not.
I'd rather live the simple good life and be happy
than rich or miserable any day of the week.
I've worked hard for what I do for a living and my earnings ,
will have nothing to do with whom I date and get involved with.
I'm very indendpent and can make
it on my own and don't need anyone to take care of me.
But I'll never turn someone
down cause they don't have the right income , or not in high society,
or a silver spoon
in there big mouth that does not impress me what so ever
it's only things and green
stuff that gets spent sometimes on foolish stuff .
It's not my place to judge and well hey doctor , lawyer ,
indian cheif or ditch digger , or janitor is all jobs and lets just say
having a job these days that pays the bills is important,
and there are some that don't
even have one. But what they do have is a lot of pride and heart .
Such shallow BS , when it comes to dating why ?
It's suppose to be fun .
Little things mean a lot sharing a pizza over lobster
well it's better with someone than without hey that beer and pizza,
can be just as good with the right someone think about it.
Money is not everything if
you think that you got another thing comming.
I walked away from everything I had
big house 2 cars . personal things that cost lots of money ,
just for peace of mind and
starting over again , but I'd rather be poor and happy than miserable.
I'll date a person for them that is there heart and the good soul that God gave them.
Dating should be cause you are interested in enjoying that persons company
not about funds !
Money Does Not Buy Happiness & There Is No Price Tag On Love
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Yours,Brenny | |
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 7/31/2008 6:54:36 PM | DATING IS ALL ABOUT INCOME ...
ohhhh .. is it..?? ever heard of ..equality..???
doesn't it not drive you mad when people materialistically size you up??
Im me .. you are you ..end of .. :)
why go out with someone because they have more money than you have ..?? It wont make you happy (short term possibly) but what about companionship .. that old fashioned thing called 'love'??
ok.. money can make life easier but not necessarily make it 'a perfect life' ..Money can help but shouldnt be the basis of a 'loving relationship...'
IF DATING IS ALL ABOUT INCOME... I think that is affectionately termed and known as GOLD DIGGING....' | |
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 7/31/2008 6:56:20 PM | lol I hate those glass ones. I usually wait outside until a woman comes along and goes through it, then I dart through behind her.
Okay, that made me lol pretty good :) kudos...
all I can say is...ye gods not another thread about how women are all sopposdly gold diggers - it gets old, it really does.
Apparently your just meeting the wrong women - most are pleased if you simply cover your own bill, and maybe buy them their coffee or a single round of drinks~
EDIT: and reading posts further on the subject....I disagree that class defines dating standards - I sadly know for a fact I have more charisma and social grace then some gentlemen with big jobs and deep pockets, from the times I have rubbed elbows with said type~ | |
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 7/31/2008 7:03:13 PM | I agree the OP is meeting the wrong type of women. When men tell me they have this problem, it's usually one of a few things:
1) Man flashes his money or buys tons of toys.
2) Man thinks all women are like this and so when a woman acts like this, he fails to run like he should.
3) Man goes only after flashy women (gorgeous) women who are shallow. He knows they are, but since he wants a trophy, he puts up with it.
I want a man to have a decent job, some ambition and make a decent living. That is because this is how I am. End of story. | |
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Posted: 7/31/2008 7:09:35 PM | In the words of one of the best song writters and fine musicians there ever was , this song sums up that money can not buy you love.
Some great lyrics and good words to live by! ~ 
Can't Buy Me Love
can't buy me love, love
can't buy me love
I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright
I'll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel alright
'cause I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love
I'll give you all I got to give if you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you
I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love
can't buy me love, everybody tells me so
can't buy me love, no no no, no
say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied
tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love
 I'm out said my say on this topic
Good night | |
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 7/31/2008 7:16:09 PM |
Apparently your just meeting the wrong women
I'm thinking it's more about the excuse... Who or what to blame...!
I have no money, so that must be it! I'm short so that must be it! I'm tall that must be it! I'm wealthy so that must be it! I'm a ceo of a trailer park so that must be it!
I would bet like 100,000,00 fishy points that anyone with "enough" money to honestly fear gold diggers wouldn't be here on this site!
75% of the posters that do complain about it, start off bragging about how well they have it. Then choke when the bill comes!
Don't hand me this equal rights mumbo jumbo either!
I'm paying the bill and leaving the tip! No questions at all!
Dutch? Why bother? Eat alone!
Rock-N | |
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Posted: 7/31/2008 7:58:32 PM | ^^Really like the music, I like playing "Can't Buy Me Love" w/my friends.
Guess my college roomie married into millions, twice, & that's great. Guess anyone can do that, but until all of us do...here's love 2 U!
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Posted: 7/31/2008 8:26:39 PM |
I'm out said my say on this topic
Good night I talked to da guy, said Ur love's coming right away. A little gestation period, that' all. Lucky you, babe. Spread the love. | |
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 7/31/2008 8:35:11 PM |
anyway...now we're on almost even ground in the workforce...
so where's my free dinners?
You'll start getting free dinners when the time comes when women take all the jobs, men aren't allowed to work, and a woman who's making good money and is considering looking for a house boy becomes interested.
Naturally the hottest men will be eating free first, especially the ones who have stunning personalities and good cooking/cleaning/sexual skills.
The rest of the men will have to continue to live with their parents until someone comes along and decides to take a chance on them.
But while we're on equal footing, we'll be paying for our own meals just as you will, naturally... | |
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Joined: 3/14/2007
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 7/31/2008 9:49:01 PM | | I NEVER RESPOND TO THESE. HOWEVER, I AM SO GLAD YOU SAID THAT. ALL THESE KNUCKLEHEADS WHINING ABOUT TAKING A GIRL OUT FOR DINNER. I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. IF ONE IS AN OLD-FASHIONED GUY IT DOES MAKE ME FEEL GOOD. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY IT JUST MAKES YA FEEL LIKE YOUR WORTH IT, AND YES I HAVE PAID FOR A GUY'S DINNER. | |
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Posted: 8/1/2008 12:04:01 AM | Dating is about "us" but your income is your income and my income is my income. It is unethical to ask a person's income . Indianaman did you buy your first date her steak dinner that she insisted ? If I were you ,I 'll tell her she is footing that tab of her steak dinner,for I am a vegan. | |
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Posted: 8/1/2008 12:48:48 AM | Not that 'I' even like steak, but I can't believe people can't afford a dinner on an evening 'out' say less than $20 each, once in a while.
But I would go for a nice fish and veggies or salad.. heck I would rather pay for my own anyhow then I wont think 'I would owe you anything if nothing else eventuated besides one date.
And if you go date someone work out who is going to pay for what before you even consider dating that person!.
I bet people waste enough money on all 'Take out". | |
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Posted: 8/21/2008 11:46:28 AM | | You could have just said "no" to the steak dinner, if you can't afford to go on dinner dates, just set it up in advance to meet for coffee initially. I would be glad to pay for my meal if I were on a date if I were asked. Most guys volunteer to pay and dont ask me to pay. If you resent women who want you to pay, then just discuss it before the date on the emails or on the phone. | |
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Posted: 8/21/2008 11:54:35 AM | Same rhetoric every time. "My income is mine, yours is yours..." I think most guys get it. But, is that what all guys mean when they say that income is so imporant? No. I think the point is, you demand too much. Your standards are too high as you think anyone who has hardly any income is beneath you or that the guy has done something wrong and you're not attracted based on that. If it's not looks, then income is the determinant whether you are attracted. Is that not true? I think the majority of guys will concede that a point is made there.
If they disagree or argue it, I really think they are fishing for complements. Afterall, when it quacks like a duck...
Seriously, much of society judges people on their income (and looks, for that matter) before we have any idea of their character or personality. This is a shame because there is much more to people than material wealth or income. Also, what many people fail to realize is that many factors determine income or income potential. It can also be changed easily even though you are not factoring that in. That just shows you only care about current situations and don't care about much else. | |
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Posted: 8/21/2008 11:59:31 AM | | theres more to dating than all about income. If that's the case all my friends with girlfriends would have dumped for the rich men out there. | |
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Posted: 8/21/2008 12:42:39 PM | | Everything in life is Sex and money so welecome to the real world, {Has always been that way} | |
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Posted: 8/21/2008 3:57:11 PM | I couldn't believe it was written by a man
I'm thinking it's more about the excuse... Who or what to blame...!
I have no money, so that must be it! I'm short so that must be it! I'm tall that must be it! I'm wealthy so that must be it! I'm a ceo of a trailer park so that must be it!
75% of the posters that do complain about it, start off bragging about how well they have it. Then choke when the bill comes!
Don't hand me this equal rights mumbo jumbo either!
I'm paying the bill and leaving the tip! No questions at all!
Dutch? Why bother? Eat alone! Thank you, The rock man! This was the most entertainign thing I've ever read
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Posted: 8/21/2008 4:17:18 PM | lol...
Premise is not true.
If it were, decent incomes = more dateability.
Not so.
OOPS - I already responding to this thread :p | |
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rep72
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Joined: 8/16/2008
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 8/21/2008 7:45:51 PM | I've actually read the entire thread and I dare say you people have an issue with steaks bar a couple of vegans!.
If a steak is the way to a womans heart in your area and you can't afford fancy resturants:
1. you buy a big freezer
2. head down to farmers market and walk away with a 1100lb cow
3. butcher it and store in freezer
It's not about how much we earn, its careful planning and administration that counts. And it when it comes to love, it's a penny well spent. You see, excuses will get you nowhere, you need the drive that's all. Gods speed sir! | |
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Posted: 8/21/2008 8:23:34 PM | Dating is not all about income in my opinion. But if I get out and go to work and bring in a salary, take care of the home, take care of the childrens needs and possibley have a baby, a man that is a possible mate better darn well pull his load. I will not take on any body on to raise. If he is grown and finished with school, he is going to have to get a job that pays enough to live on.
My ex sister-in-law was married to a man that had some trouble getting and keeping a job while they were dating. They got married and it only got worse. She had to support the family, run the house, cook, and take care of all of the kids needs and he completely quite working. This went on for over 20 years until he died in a car accident(driving drunk). This will not happen to me. Some of you men sound like you are whining because you can't get someone to support you financially. Why do you look at women that make more than you do? If you have potential to make more, do so. Live up to your potential and quite whining about "women won't date me because I don't make enough money". Who's fault is that? Yours!!! Do something about it and stop whining. | |
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Posted: 10/31/2008 8:41:12 AM | As for the woman who wanted me to buy her a steak dinner, we went first went to a Lone Star steakhouse but it was too crowded. So we ended up at a old local steakhouse (a real dive that has since been torn down, although the food was good). It was a first date (via a personal ad in the local paper) and I didn't want to see hr again. When the check came I insisted on only paying my half of the check. So the woman said "I might have some money in my purse" and opened her purse.
A few years later a boss I had at a temp job confirmed my strategy. He said "if you go out with a woman and you don't want to see her again, just put down some money and say 'here's my half'!"
For you vegans out there "Grow up!". You worship animals, but have you ever stopped to think that animals eat other animals? Cats, for example, from lions to housecats, eat an exclusively carnivorous diet. Ever see a lion eating a salad? | |
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| Dating is all about income
Posted: 10/31/2008 9:23:05 AM |
It was a first date (via a personal ad in the local paper) and I didn't want to see hr again. When the check came I insisted on only paying my half of the check.
Had you invited her out to dinner? If so, that was downright tacky and classless.
Her 'demand' for a steak dinner was in poor taste as well.
You seem to contradict yourself - in your profile you're 'shocked' that women have become interested in sports and want to know when "that" happened - I guess it would be around the same time you all decided "equal rights" means you can start being a cheapskate on dates. | |
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Posted: 10/31/2008 9:29:26 AM | Dating is all about income
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I guess it would be around the same time you all decided "equal rights" means you can start being a cheapskate on dates.
^^^^^^ That's too funny, speaking of contradictions.....or verification, perhaps... | |
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