How much does the average girl cost?

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04 Jun 2008, 1:27 pm

I mean relationship wise, before (dating) and then after (if married)
the upkeep and expenses, many men say girls are VARY expensive,
and that if you do not show the girl she is worth it now and then
by spending on her then she may dump you and move on.
I know not all girls are that way, but by what I seen MANY are.



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04 Jun 2008, 1:56 pm

If I were to look at how much money I've spent since I've been with my wife versus how little I would have spent if I'd been alone it would add up quick. Here's just the big things.

$138000 new house
$33000 new car
$10000 wedding

Add in roughly $700 per month in bills I wouldn't otherwise have, her constantly rotating wardrobe, and anything she has ever wanted to get for our girls. I'd say about a quarter million in five years. And I would gladly double or triple that. She's worth it. :heart: :lol:



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04 Jun 2008, 2:12 pm

I wouldn't know.


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04 Jun 2008, 2:16 pm

^ You're not alone there.


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04 Jun 2008, 2:22 pm

I once saw a car bumper sticker saying:

"Marriage is Grand. Divorce is 100 grand."



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04 Jun 2008, 2:22 pm

well lets see,
My first girlfriend (and now my ex-wife) cost me
Dating (100$) where I owed no more then 40$ to an electric company,
marrage of 14 years/ 30,000$ as of which I am still depted.

My second girlfriend (tha mother of my second child) of nearly 3 years.
Dating (100$)
relationship/child/legal fees/etc /(so far 20,000) 35,000$ (this is counting child support till my son moves out on his own, not counting future legal custody dispute fee's).



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04 Jun 2008, 2:29 pm

rekoil wrote:
If I were to look at how much money I've spent since I've been with my wife versus how little I would have spent if I'd been alone it would add up quick. Here's just the big things.

$138000 new house
$33000 new car
$10000 wedding

Add in roughly $700 per month in bills I wouldn't otherwise have, her constantly rotating wardrobe, and anything she has ever wanted to get for our girls. I'd say about a quarter million in five years. And I would gladly double or triple that. She's worth it. :heart: :lol:


I must be a very cheap girl, because I don't want any of those things.


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04 Jun 2008, 2:37 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
I must be a very cheap girl, because I don't want any of those things.


You know the way to a man's heart - half the men on the forum will be after you now. :lol:



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04 Jun 2008, 2:50 pm

A girl doesn't cost you money, you just pay for the affection and other service you receive for her. See it as an investment rather than as an expense. Basic economical principle "money can be exchanged for goods and services" :wink:

Honestly, I don't think it makes sense to calculate this. Expenses of life in general vary geographically, vary depending on one's lifestyle, and other than that if you have a really nice girl you should praise yourself lucky rather than thinking about finances :)


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04 Jun 2008, 3:10 pm

$5 :o



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04 Jun 2008, 3:37 pm

I don't know, I'm used to being on a small budget.

If it includes kids after marriage it's probably a lot. Women tend to do the buying for their children when you look at statistics in households.

Other than that, I have no clue.

I will say my sister's been taking care of lazy husband for a long time now. So she would probably be the minority of this study.

I know there are a lot of women out there with extravagant things. I go to a mall or something and am shocked out how much a single girl will buy!! 8O

Sometimes I wonder if it's her job or her boyfriend/hubby.


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04 Jun 2008, 5:03 pm

Wow, according to rekoil's statistics :lol: ...I was cheap, but then I'm not average.

Didn't like eating out.
Didn't even care if I went out.
Didn't want jewelry, new clothes, or presents.
No new car, no new house, no big wedding.

$15,000 house
$400.00 car I came with
$75.00 at the JP office

Relationships aren't cheap period though...with me it's always either cost me money or a some of my sanity. What is the price of sanity anyways? :wink:


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04 Jun 2008, 5:12 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
rekoil wrote:
If I were to look at how much money I've spent since I've been with my wife versus how little I would have spent if I'd been alone it would add up quick. Here's just the big things.

$138000 new house
$33000 new car
$10000 wedding

Add in roughly $700 per month in bills I wouldn't otherwise have, her constantly rotating wardrobe, and anything she has ever wanted to get for our girls. I'd say about a quarter million in five years. And I would gladly double or triple that. She's worth it. :heart: :lol:


I must be a very cheap girl, because I don't want any of those things.


Same here. I shop at thrift shops and second hand stores for nearly everything. I never could understand why people spent so much on weddings, either.


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04 Jun 2008, 5:15 pm

^Include me in on that girls.

I'm poor trailer trash...(No pun intended but I do live in a trailer down by a lake.)

Use to spend it like it was water till my dad taught me a thing or two about money when I went into debt.


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04 Jun 2008, 5:40 pm

There's a quiz somewhere where you can measure how much you're worth.


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04 Jun 2008, 7:11 pm

My husband would probably only have to help out with the rent and stuff like that (and an exspensive ring made out of rubies with diamonds sprinkled around it!). I would have a job for my own interests :D
Children on the other hand would be more expensive :lol: