Marrying for money

[Anonymous]

Do people do that still? Just read the most fascinating Jackie Kennedy biography. I had no idea her mom masterminded her marrying JFK, and then even the Kennedies helped orchestrate her marriage to Onassis, purely for money, which set her up for life. Same with her sisters, both married for money.

[Anonymous]

People have been doing this since the beginning of time.

[Anonymous]

Love is hard to come by. Money is a good option.

[Anonymous]

Security = money

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People have been doing this since the beginning of time.

+1

Except for the peasant class, historically speaking, marrying for something other than money is what is weird.

I am very grateful that times have changed. I couldn't imagine having my parents orchestrate my life like that, yikes. They have such bad taste. I grew up UMC and DH came from a lower-middle class background, and he had a crappy job and plenty of student loan debt when we got married. Sixteen years later we are still happy together.

[Anonymous]

People still do that now.

[Anonymous]

Most people still marry for money or at least te prospect of money.

[Anonymous]

I didn't marry for money but definitely encouraging my DD to consider it when getting hitched.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t, but wish I had been more strategic.

[Anonymous]

It happens less with first marriages because more couples meet at elite colleges and grad schools versus 50 years ago.

It is more prevalent with 2nd marriages, especially with older men and younger women, in what I've seen.

Are there any recent studies on happiness with large age gaps in marriage? With people living to be older, relationships also end up lasting much longer. Prenups are also more common and are not only used by the ultrarich. It doesn't seem like marrying purely for money would be so attractive now unless you don't mind more of a caregiving role and are fine with the likelihood of a prenup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It happens less with first marriages because more couples meet at elite colleges and grad schools versus 50 years ago.

It is more prevalent with 2nd marriages, especially with older men and younger women, in what I've seen.

Are there any recent studies on happiness with large age gaps in marriage? With people living to be older, relationships also end up lasting much longer. Prenups are also more common and are not only used by the ultrarich. It doesn't seem like marrying purely for money would be so attractive now unless you don't mind more of a caregiving role and are fine with the likelihood of a prenup.

It still happens there. So far my kid has had two relatively new teachers from UVA who married to high earning men

[Anonymous]

I did. I still went to college and developed a career, but I also didn't want to only count on myself. I wanted space for extras and to become a SAHM if I wanted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't marry for money but definitely encouraging my DD to consider it when getting hitched.

As in actually saying "marry rich"?

[Anonymous]

As my sister put it: Marry for money, you can medicate the rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It happens less with first marriages because more couples meet at elite colleges and grad schools versus 50 years ago.

It is more prevalent with 2nd marriages, especially with older men and younger women, in what I've seen.

Are there any recent studies on happiness with large age gaps in marriage? With people living to be older, relationships also end up lasting much longer. Prenups are also more common and are not only used by the ultrarich. It doesn't seem like marrying purely for money would be so attractive now unless you don't mind more of a caregiving role and are fine with the likelihood of a prenup.

It still happens there. So far my kid has had two relatively new teachers from UVA who married to high earning men

I feel like with the modest starting salaries teachers get and the high cost of living around here, this has to be pretty common.