| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 10:52:20 AM | | hunter most men make more money then women ,,if we all decided we weren't going to date anyone who had less or made less the picking would be very slim indeed ..and a man who felt and acted that way would be considered very shallow .. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 12:19:24 PM | | Very important, no woman wants to be married to a broke guy. I wouldn't even marry a broke woman, unless there was a reason like she was an artist persuing her dream or something. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 12:46:14 PM |
hunter most men make more money then women ,,if we all decided we weren't going to date anyone who had less or made less the picking would be very slim indeed ..and a man who felt and acted that way would be considered very shallow.
Indeed! Slim pickings?? It would be more like fishing for a marlin at the North Pole!! | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 12:48:34 PM |
hunter most men make more money then women
No longer a given and you may be surprised by the reality of it.
if we all decided we weren't going to date anyone who had less or made less the picking would be very slim indeed ..
Thats your choice and probably not true. Are the pickings slim because the women with the money dont look like you want them to?
and a man who felt and acted that way would be considered very shallow .. Just like the women who wont date or have a relationship with men that dont have money or cant manage what they have.
SO what I am getting here is that women should have to date men that are financially not sound, or are financially irresponsible or whatever their story is. Tell you what, you want to make us date poor guys we are gonna make you date the fat chicks OK?
Will someone please explain to me why men/women should be forced to give men/women that they do not want to have a relationship with a chance? If someone isnt interested in you for whatever reason it doesnt matter if it is fair or not. Life isnt fair and will never be fair. You can make up all kind of excuses and accusations as to why you arent reeling them in but at the end of the day it usually isnt about money, looks, your job, your car, your house , your smelly dog, your choice of footwear, etc it is because there is no attraction when you want there to be one. Plain and simple.Do like the rest of us do and accept it and move on. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 1:36:18 PM | | "It just as easy for a woman to fall in love with a rich man as it is a poor one...so why not go for the more financial secure man?" What troubles me most about the real life version of that old saying is, ...if that is true! there is obviously very little concern for who that financially secure man is! because if you venture down to south Florida you will see some of the most despicable examples of single men, unbelievably obese, Foul Smelling, Teeth missing, Older than your Grandfather, some of them with Oxygen canisters, but all with Money of course! and each one of them has an endless supply of young beautiful girls hanging all over them! who just happen not to notice any of those things! ....This is what concerns me! | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 4:38:01 PM | | this must be the reason why many move down there to retire ,,i thought it was the warm weather ..hell its all the young girls in swim suits..thats where the girls gone wild all go ..young girls do go for money ..and its dosent help to see there are more and more young girls on the streets every day ..what happens to the older women that dont have money ? | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 6:32:42 PM | How important is money?
Well, the last time I looked, there were only two things that could buy food, housing, transportation, clothing, and creature comforts:
Money
Pu$$y
So I'd have to say money is pretty important.   | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 9:47:19 PM | It really depends on where one is starting from and to what one is used to. I do not feel that a man with economic commitments to a previous wife or children would be a good fit for me, it does not matter how much he makes.
But this is just me. I like the idea of economic safety and I am very conservative in regard ( better a huge amount of savings than a life of waste). | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:10:21 PM |
I believe one should have a similar socio/economic status to the person they are dating.
One needn't be 'rich' to have fun; however, it does take a few dollars every now and again to entertain each other.
I believe in fairness as well and feel compelled to offer to pay half when I go somewhere on a date (if memory serves).
For instance, you pay for the cinema tickets and I shall get the popcorn and beverages.
If the divide between incomes is too great, I truly believe it can cause problems with one or both partners somewhere down the road and I speak from experience.
I agree completely, and feel your view best reflects what happens in the real world. On the flipside, there is that rare case when you meet someone different and money isn't a concern. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:23:31 PM | "I believe one should have a similar socio/economic status to the person they are dating."
In other words you do not want to date anyone who is below you in status. I love how people without saying it look down on others with less money. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:28:18 PM | You want my version of the truth...or the candy-coated idealogies?
The idealogy: "Money can't buy everything...Money isn't always important...I look for what's inside...not what they have, or their lifestyles..."
My jaded truth (and I MEAN jaded): Rent/Mortgages, Car/Transport, Food/Utilities, and Health Care...all cost money, and that's just the basics...With those alone, you're pretty much living a marginal existence... and that really doesn't make you the most thrilling individual in the world, now does it?...Now add some books, education, hobbies (which means MORE money) to better yourself, so that now...you can actually START to raise someone's interest in you! Then ...there's the EXCESS crowd! Experiences, living life on the edge, instant gratification,something new and different every 17 seconds... and need I add, variety being the spice of life...Oh, and keeping up with fellow lifestylers...and they keeping up with you...(MUCHOOOOO MONEY!!!) You're on the up and up! The phone always rings, and the fun just never stops on your voicemail! You're everyone's "best buddy"...and the immediate community goes on red alert when you go astray...Hell, you can even choose to live secular, and they still want to know where you are...
Now how important is money?...Everyone has their price...You do, and I do...I'll be honest...
IT DEPENDS UPON WHOM YOU ASK...AND WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN IN LIFE... | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:40:19 PM |
How important is money?
Well, the last time I looked, there were only two things that could buy food, housing, transportation, clothing, and creature comforts:
Money
Pu$$y
So I'd have to say money is pretty important.
Guess we're just letting this one pass.... :) | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:46:21 PM | ^^^Yes, we'll let that one pass...although if it's the latter of the two (P---Y)...There may be some trouble with the exchange rate on that! | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:53:32 PM |
In other words you do not want to date anyone who is below you in status. I love how people without saying it look down on others with less money.
I don't read that at all in that post. It's not "looking down on". The fact is, if you're dating a girl who enjoys opera and only goes to a baseball game if it's in a luxury box, while you eat mac and cheese three nights a week, it just ain't gonna work. It's not about superior or inferior, it's just a wide gap in lifestyle choices, expectations, etc which are not conducive to a relationship. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:54:01 PM | Who is Hunter everyone is writing to?
choclateyclaire: too right hunni, ideal like living in a tent are alright when you are young, but as you get that bit older, a decent bed and the heating on is sort of a must or you tend to seize up, laughing out loud.
And old men with money - urghhhhhh typical the ones hit with the ugly stick have the cash, and the decent ones are paying off the ex, LIFE IS SO NOT FAIR, grizzling now | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:54:09 PM | Foundational,not comingled,with a mutually determined use.I am uncomfortable spending money belonging to any other.
And irrelevent.It's all the same if you're connecting on many levels.
If ya love money you miss the party. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/1/2008 12:00:34 AM | Financial solvency is important to all. But it's foolish to try and buy love. They'll just take your money and laugh at you behind your back- like I laugh at the politicians for thinking that a $600 tax rebate is going to buy my vote!
JF | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/1/2008 4:55:20 AM | Here's an easy answer...
"If I've got it...it's important...because it's all mine, and you're not getting any of it!"
Probably doesn't make you the most popular individual, but hey... you don't have to worry about sharing...and it keeps the spongers away! | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/1/2008 8:02:33 AM | It's important, dude. It's more important than most women are willing to admit because nobody wants to be perceived as superficial. I know money is more important to women than us blokes.
Rare is the woman who will readily admit this, and rarer still is the woman who has learned there are more importan things than money and worse things than dying. That's the woman I'm looking for. I do alright, I don't want a woman to want me for my money, and I certainly don't want a woman for hers or I'd been married long ago. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/1/2008 8:35:18 AM | I'm in the camp that thinks that a similar socio-economic level makes a better fit. Personally, I don't think I'd be comfortable at all with a guy that makes tons more than I do. I have no evening wear or heels in my closet! Age is also a factor. Nearing retirement and self sufficient, I'm just not willing to take on someone else's debt.
I also think a similar outlook to money and finances is important for relationship harmony. If a guy I was getting serious with looked in my eyes and said,
"Know your asset allocation, invest regularly, enjoy life!" you bet my heart would beat faster!! | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/3/2008 9:23:01 AM | | not important at all but then i am talking from a christian stand point. yes you need enough to live on and yes you need to pay bills but at the end of the day i have known people strive to get lots of money to live on work hard and indeed get lots but deep down they are not happy. i have also met people who have no money at all and are extremely happy so i suppose its up to how the individual sees themselves and where they are in life. me... no.. i have no money and yes i am extremely happy and dont worry about anything. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/25/2008 5:51:18 PM | I totally agree Kanyonatic, I too have little money but what I do have to offer a
woman, or girlfriend, is everything else that money cant buy, and still be extremely
100% happy, which I am, I'm not asking to leech off anyone, i can hold my own and
do quite well, my brother has a workaholic wife, who is so bad she went back to work
4 weeks after giving birth leaving him to raise etc, she is totally driven by greed and money
and works 80+ hours a week, and nothing is ever good enough money wise for her,
they are still barely together, but it's a empty devoid marriage , makes me sad.... | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/25/2008 6:16:10 PM | I think money is important because if you have a mortgage, bills, etc. one has to pay for it. I'm financially independent and do not depend on anyone for anything. I like it that way. I prefer to be with someone who is also financially independent. It's easier for both parties.
I don't "need" all the luxuries of life but I live well because I can. And I'm not about to give it up for anyone. | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/25/2008 6:31:27 PM | "guys who can drop a few bills on them every week. So how does a guy like me compete?"
What is exactly meant by this statement? The guy is giving money directly to the lady or Is he spending alot of money on them?... | |
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| How important is money?
Posted: 3/25/2008 6:34:00 PM | | If I were rich I would pretend to be poor to find a girl worth spending my money on. Since im poor im just trying to find a girl worth spending time with. | |
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