Marry for Money not Love

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  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.

    Sounds hot.
  • laynerich15
    laynerich15 Posts: 1,918 Member
    Good plan.
  • Me2FitMe
    Me2FitMe Posts: 1,285 Member
    All the money could not change the fact that he is a douch if he is or keep me at his side if he cheats... so money as long as he is independent (meaning I won't be taking care of him) doesn't matter to me... nor do I expect for him to take care of me financially...
  • lessbounce
    lessbounce Posts: 250 Member
    See I married for love, but then although he's on a good wage I earn more. Will have to ask him!
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I'm sure there's an appropriate gif for this...
  • RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle
    RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle Posts: 1,349 Member
    Not Jane Austin but.......


    ""If you do not believe that hearts can bloom suddenly bigger, and that love can open like a flower out of even the hardest places, then I am afraid that for you the road will be long and brown and barren, and you will have trouble finding the light.

    But if you do believe, then you already know all about magic."
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    Is this where I sign up to be a sugar daddy?
  • carfanman
    carfanman Posts: 271 Member
    Honey, I think you are taking the biker thing too far.
    Are you drunk still?

    this made me lol
  • JessieMin
    JessieMin Posts: 8 Member
    Since when does a man have to provide for a woman?

    If both work and support themselves, and they can both put a little aside for a child, then what more do you need? I don't expect or want a man to support me. I think I might become a paranoid wreck if one ever did! hahha
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    I know of great guys out there -- journalists, teachers, non-profit dudes -- who will probably make great dads. But I personally wouldn't wouldn't advise women pair up with them because, realistically, his salaries just wouldn't be enough to cut it for what they want out of life.

    My salary is enough for what my child and I want out of life. I don't need a man to provide anything money can buy. Except maybe sex. I don't like paying for sex.

    ^^This. I hate paying for sex.

    I am "single" in the marital sense and provide just fine for Shiloh, Miss Pickles, Benjamin, mini and me.

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    Having this guy in my life, and not his money, is just a bonus...

    Well said. :flowerforyou:
  • carfanman
    carfanman Posts: 271 Member
    Who needs love when you drive a car worth an entire third-world village!

    :laugh:
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    City girls just seem to find out early
    How to open doors with just a smile
    A rich old man
    And she won't have to worry
    She'll dress up all in lace and go in style

    Late at night a big old house gets lonely
    I guess every form of refuge has its price
    And it breaks her heart to think her love is
    Only given to a man with hands as cold as ice

    So she tells him she must go out for the evening
    To comfort an old friend who's feelin' down
    But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin'
    She is headed for the cheatin' side of town

    You can't hide your lyin' eyes
    And your smile is a thin disguise
    I thought by now you'd realize
    There ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes...
  • miss_jessiejane
    miss_jessiejane Posts: 2,819 Member
    Also, you men folk should marry ugly women. They're better cooks.
  • jaclync324
    jaclync324 Posts: 37 Member
    I have been the breadwinner in my family for the last 7 years. My husband is in law enforcement. He has 7 years on the job and is now almost making the same salary as me.

    I turned myself into the type of person I always envisioned I would marry.

    My advice on marriage is do it if you want to but never expect anyone else to make you happy. That is your job.

    To those who wonder if the salary thing hurts our relationship, I would say, not really. It does come up when we fight every now and then but mostly on the days when he complains about his job.
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    Why can't a woman find both? Are these things necessarily mutually exclusive? Are wealthy men inherently unlovable, while less well-off men are the ultimate in lovey-dovey perfection?

    Ummm, Mr. Darcy did get the girl at the end of the book.
  • jkowula
    jkowula Posts: 447
    Also, you men folk should marry ugly women. They're better cooks.

    Beauty is only a light switch away!
  • _Pseudonymous_
    _Pseudonymous_ Posts: 1,671 Member
    Also, you men folk should marry ugly women. They're better cooks.

    I also read somewhere that fat girls try harder... not sure of the legitimacy but just throwing that out there.
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    :laugh: someone is BORED today
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    I get what the OP is saying and I partially agree with it.

    I would love a bloody mary before noon.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Also, you men folk should marry ugly women. They're better cooks.

    and less likely to cheat.

    Although per OP's other thread this morning, that means it will be a worse relationship.
  • rachelrb85
    rachelrb85 Posts: 579 Member
    Damnit, I'm doing it wrong. Any sugar daddys out there that I can leave my loving husband for?
  • sweetcurlz67
    sweetcurlz67 Posts: 1,168 Member
    Wait...

    You mean the GUY has to support the family???? WOW!!! It was opposite in my house! No WONDER I'm divorced!! :glasses:
  • miss_jessiejane
    miss_jessiejane Posts: 2,819 Member
    Also, you men folk should marry ugly women. They're better cooks.

    and less likely to cheat.

    Although per OP's other thread this morning, that means it will be a worse relationship.

    No, 'cause he'll cheat, 'cause she's ugly. So then the relationship will be healthy. It's the way it's intended.
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    as long as he's able to support himself and i'm able to support myself, then there's no issue. children are a non-issue for me.

    also, just so ya know it's not 1950. i don't need a man to take care of me and i'm no one's brood mare.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Also, you men folk should marry ugly women. They're better cooks.

    You sayin I"m ugly? b*tch :tongue:
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Also, you men folk should marry ugly women. They're better cooks.

    and less likely to cheat.

    Although per OP's other thread this morning, that means it will be a worse relationship.

    But are they jolly?
  • sixout
    sixout Posts: 3,128 Member
    Damnit, I'm doing it wrong. Any sugar daddys out there that I can leave my loving husband for?

    Love is over rated. Let me give you all of my money so you can have sex with the pool boy.
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
    I will never mix money with a man again.
  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
    I do not care how much he makes, ain't going to hook up with him.

    I know I am a bit of of a prude about this, I just do not roll that way.

    Different strokes for different folks, wait that not what I meant, nope, not at all!
  • LoveLearnHappy
    LoveLearnHappy Posts: 5 Member
    <--- This is what marrying a teacher looks like. I think I made the right choice.

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