Make sure you make it clear, like you do here, that you're a complete asshole and your wife will work for every penny you give her. |
This sums it up perfectly. |
Hahaha seriously. I am 25 and fairly certain I fit every description. Nothing on earth could compel me to sign on for life with such a loser. I suspect other women feel the same which is why this sad little dude is still single and "looking" |
NP. Being 25 and single ain't that great either. |
NP. It's fun to be 25 and single. But to be 40+ and fantasizing about people 20 years younger? Sad sad sad. |
NP here. I didn't marry rich. It was never my goal. But I've observed how this goes. You are the first wife. As are the wives of the other guys at the firm. The second wives are usually the trophy wives. Men get older and realize (because they are rich) they can date younger women. By that point, they realize it requires more work to date an equal. They also get a taste of the admiration and adulation they get from a younger, less intellectually ambitious women. They enjoy the feeling of always being the knowledgeable, wise one. So they go for the attractive woman who isn't entirely stupid but is certainly not their intellectual equal. It's easier for them that way. And by that point, they've learned from their experience with the first wife, the first wife being the one they met in college/grad school/law school, the one that saw them through the difficult years of carving out a career, the one that essentially helped build the wealth they now use to attract a younger trophy wife. I've seen it happen. Driven men start out with driven women, but when those driven men "arrive," they ditch the driven women. |
See, I think people who didn't marry rich, or dont run in those circles, really shouldn't speak on it. I do run in those circles. I am a young, single woman. Of course there are some socially awkward types that are always hitting on me and my friends. But the guys that are making the big money, and the ones that are actually dateable- they paired up long ago, and have stuck with the same woman. Usually a woman they met in grad school or college, or at work. But the common factor is that these women are their intellectual equals |
Not PP, but I would change the last part. Chairman of BigCorp wants a woman who isn't dumb and can be charming and elegant, but he doesn't require graduate degrees. He'll be fine with a bachelor's from a well-known university -- not Harvard or Yale, but Vanderbilt. He also prefers blondes -- unless the woman is foreign/exotic (only then is brunette acceptable). |
+1 He was penniless when we met, and now makes well over $1M a year. And he knows I love him without the $$! |
Who said I didn't run in those circles? I work around those circles. And what I've seen is different. The first wives are the ones they met in college. The second wives aren't stupid, but they're not the intellectual equals. My guess is that you and your "circles" are still too young, and you haven't reached the point yet when the divorces happen. |
I agree about schools but not hair color. I think the type of guy that would ex out brunettes wouldn't date an "exotic" woman in the first place. But I don't really notice any overarching preference for blondes in wealthy men. |
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19:20 here. I should clarify. Some of those marriages do last, but as the other PP said, he's stepping out. The wife has just accepted it.
I should also add that I'm talking about wealthy -- not comfortable but wealthy. I actually think there's probably a sweet spot -- a level of financial comfort that makes for an easy life but doesn't cause problems in a marriage. But once men reach a certain level of wealth and/or power, something happens. They either cheat or they look for trophy wives. I'm sure there are outliers. But in general, that is what seems to happen. |
You'd be surprised. |
Why do women even put up with men? |
Eh, given the circles I run in, I don't think I would be. Marrying someone is different from keeping them as a mistress... js.... |