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10 Dec 2011, 1:42 pm

Why do a lot of people strive for big money in a partner? I mean all that proves is that to get a person, you will need wages of top footballers.
What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending? Is it not the norm anymore?

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10 Dec 2011, 1:45 pm

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Why do a lot of people strive for big money in a partner?

Quick package deal: They get a mate and spending cash without having to work for it.

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What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending?

Good luck with that. Try dating a woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

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Is it not the norm anymore?

It never really was.

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10 Dec 2011, 2:05 pm

I never said no cash, I meant like buying something for thousands on a day to day basis like a diamond ring a day.
Also back in the older years, you did not get anywhere near that amount so you can't say it never was the norm. What about all the old days of courting?

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10 Dec 2011, 2:16 pm

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PastFixations wrote:

What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending?

Good luck with that. Try dating a woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

If what she was interested in was your money instead of you, which hopefully is not the case. Some people do date a person cause they like them ya know!

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10 Dec 2011, 2:18 pm

Men with little money get women all the time. Not all of us require lavish gifts and a fat wallet from a man.

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10 Dec 2011, 2:19 pm

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Fnord wrote:

PastFixations wrote:

What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending?

Good luck with that. Try dating a woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

If what she was interested in was your money instead of you, which hopefully is not the case. Some people do date a person cause they like them ya know!

Then tell me why there are so many homeless people who can't get a date.

Personality only goes so far; you gotta have something to keep them interested in staying around when they can't stand you any more.

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10 Dec 2011, 2:20 pm

What I find fascinating, despite the declining economical the demand on fancy weddings is increasing , and I am lively witness this (Themed-weddings, dance bands, music bands, huge halls, over 200 guests, fireworks, photo-shooting before,during and after wedding...etc), and yes....even middle-class people are doing this.

At least this is happening where i live http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDe ... ?ID=104550

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10 Dec 2011, 2:25 pm

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PastFixations wrote:

What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending?

Good luck with that. Try dating a woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

If what she was interested in was your money instead of you, which hopefully is not the case. Some people do date a person cause they like them ya know!

I don't have the statistics on dating in homeless populations.
If it gets to the point where someone can't stand you anymore why pay them to stay around, why not find someone who loves you no matter what.

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10 Dec 2011, 2:30 pm

Fnord wrote:

PastFixations wrote:

What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending?

Good luck with that. Try dating a woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

That statement would be more true if it read:

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Try dating a vapid, superficial woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

However, if it read:

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Try dating an intentionally poor woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become pleased with you and with not having to pay for entertainment all of the time when so many rewards can be had for free, making your own little chunk of happiness.

The "intentionally poor" part is key, there. I know a lot of intentionally homeless people who travel with the person they're dating. It works.

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10 Dec 2011, 2:34 pm

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Fnord wrote:

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Fnord wrote:

PastFixations wrote:

What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending?

Good luck with that. Try dating a woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

If what she was interested in was your money instead of you, which hopefully is not the case. Some people do date a person cause they like them ya know!

Then tell me why there are so many homeless people who can't get a date. Personality only goes so far; you gotta have something to keep them interested in staying around when they can't stand you any more.

I don't have the statistics on dating in homeless populations. If it gets to the point where someone can't stand you anymore why pay them to stay around, why not find someone who loves you no matter what.

Because no one will love you "no matter what" for the rest of your life - "Happily Ever After" is a fairy-tale concept, after all.

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10 Dec 2011, 2:34 pm

I doubt if i was rich i could get women.

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10 Dec 2011, 2:41 pm

Fnord wrote:

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Fnord wrote:

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Fnord wrote:

PastFixations wrote:

What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending?

Good luck with that. Try dating a woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

If what she was interested in was your money instead of you, which hopefully is not the case. Some people do date a person cause they like them ya know!

Then tell me why there are so many homeless people who can't get a date. Personality only goes so far; you gotta have something to keep them interested in staying around when they can't stand you any more.

I don't have the statistics on dating in homeless populations. If it gets to the point where someone can't stand you anymore why pay them to stay around, why not find someone who loves you no matter what.

Because no one will love you "no matter what" for the rest of your life - "Happily Ever After" is a fairy-tale concept, after all.

No one? ...Not happily ever after, just for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, etc.

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10 Dec 2011, 2:43 pm

PastFixations wrote:

A lot of people SAY they want that, but it's usually just a fantasy. I mean, would you NOT date someone because they had too much money?

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10 Dec 2011, 2:57 pm

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I doubt if i was rich i could get women.

You could get women if all you owned was an outfit made from this here plant.

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10 Dec 2011, 3:00 pm

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MXH wrote:

I doubt if i was rich i could get women.

You could get women if all you owned was an outfit made from this here plant.

And I can tell you from personal experience how wrong you are about that.

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10 Dec 2011, 3:00 pm

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Fnord wrote:

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Fnord wrote:

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Fnord wrote:

PastFixations wrote:

What is wrong with just trying to build a relationship without going to extreme spending?

Good luck with that. Try dating a woman when you have no cash to spend. She will rapidly become bored with you and with having to pay your way and hers all of the time.

If what she was interested in was your money instead of you, which hopefully is not the case. Some people do date a person cause they like them ya know!

Then tell me why there are so many homeless people who can't get a date. Personality only goes so far; you gotta have something to keep them interested in staying around when they can't stand you any more.

I don't have the statistics on dating in homeless populations. If it gets to the point where someone can't stand you anymore why pay them to stay around, why not find someone who loves you no matter what.

Because no one will love you "no matter what" for the rest of your life - "Happily Ever After" is a fairy-tale concept, after all.

No one? ...Not happily ever after, just for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, etc.

Those wedding vows? Did you know that as much as half of all first marriages in the US end in divorce? (Source: Divorce Statistics Website)

Did you know that, in spite of asserting the wedding vows "... In the sight of God and these witnesses ...", the top five reasons given for divorce are:

Infidelity / Adultery
Growing Apart / Irreconcilable Differences
Economic Stress / Poverty
Sexual incompatibility
Abuse / Abandonment

(Source: "5 Common Reasons for Divorce")

"Happily Ever After" is fairy-tale thinking. No one will ever love you for your own sake; they will love you because there is something about you that keeps them around - hot sex, cute looks, good cooking, unlimited credit...

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