I recently had a conversation with a lady friend of mine in which she asserted that the next man she dates will have to be rich.
I've also seen comments to Facebook posts in which some women reply with posts like, "it'd be better if he were a millionaire."
It isn't always easy to distinguish between women who are flat-out gold diggers, and those who insist on a rich man only because they themselves dated moochers who took them for all they're worth.
As you've probably noted in many of my posts, I am a big supporter of women's rights, especially when it comes to equal pay and equitable treatment in the workplace.
However, I think women who use men for their money undermine those who genuinely want to work hard to progress in their respective jobs-- the women who aim to show their male bosses that they're deserving of the salaries their male colleagues earn.
Gold diggers come off as lazy and entitled, giving some men more fodder not to commit to anyone. As soon as a man picks up on this, his strategy becomes simple: Wine and dine her for as long as she is willing to put out, then kick her to the curb.
For those women who've chosen to limit themselves to wealthy men because of a bad experience with a moocher, I understand your frustration. But by taking this approach, you're simply stooping to his level. Why should men be held to such standards only because of one rotten egg?
I think it's reasonable to expect that a potential suitor have a steady job and decent income. But to demand that he be a millionaire is, in my view, taking it to an extreme. If you go down this path, you're greatly limiting your possibilities. The right person for you just might be the gregarious lawyer who lives next door and makes a not-too-shabby salary of 100K.
To me, people who deliberately seek rich partners are misguided and plainly in the wrong. Don't try to cut corners, ladies. There's nothing a man respects more than a woman who enjoys working hard for the money!
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I've also seen comments to Facebook posts in which some women reply with posts like, "it'd be better if he were a millionaire."
It isn't always easy to distinguish between women who are flat-out gold diggers, and those who insist on a rich man only because they themselves dated moochers who took them for all they're worth.
As you've probably noted in many of my posts, I am a big supporter of women's rights, especially when it comes to equal pay and equitable treatment in the workplace.
However, I think women who use men for their money undermine those who genuinely want to work hard to progress in their respective jobs-- the women who aim to show their male bosses that they're deserving of the salaries their male colleagues earn.
Gold diggers come off as lazy and entitled, giving some men more fodder not to commit to anyone. As soon as a man picks up on this, his strategy becomes simple: Wine and dine her for as long as she is willing to put out, then kick her to the curb.
For those women who've chosen to limit themselves to wealthy men because of a bad experience with a moocher, I understand your frustration. But by taking this approach, you're simply stooping to his level. Why should men be held to such standards only because of one rotten egg?
I think it's reasonable to expect that a potential suitor have a steady job and decent income. But to demand that he be a millionaire is, in my view, taking it to an extreme. If you go down this path, you're greatly limiting your possibilities. The right person for you just might be the gregarious lawyer who lives next door and makes a not-too-shabby salary of 100K.
To me, people who deliberately seek rich partners are misguided and plainly in the wrong. Don't try to cut corners, ladies. There's nothing a man respects more than a woman who enjoys working hard for the money!
Thoughts? Please share them on the blog, or on Google +. And don't miss previous posts, which you can access here: How to Understand People
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