You're ignoring the custom build lake mansion, luxury cars, carefree privileged life, no grind up until that point...and all before age 30. People here have to grind, get into top schools, grind at careers, office politics, grind to pay a mortgage on a crummy moco cookie cutter, hate life...slave away for 40 or 50 years to MAYBE (and probably unlikely to) afford the lifestyle a young airhead is enjoying because she married a flyover state rich kid from college. |
Yeah, because no career women and SAHMs around DC are abusing anxiety, antidepressant and pain medications! lol |
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Oh no. You are flat out wrong. There are countless women who want the lake house. I’m guessing you are talking about a Chicago or Milwaukee suburb here? He’ll be fine and do will his second wife and family. |
| You can live very large in flyover (I just don’t mean the tubby people)and party like it’s the 80s. |
| Not sure why everyone is bagging on the OP -- I agree it's something that I'd want. And I say this as someone who has all the marks of accomplishment important on the east coast -- Wharton undergrad; top law school; NYC biglaw; then we moved to DC for a better family life; DC biglaw; MoCo; top school district; investments etc. And I honestly dream about moving back to my non competitive rural NJ (not north jersey which is NYC competitive) suburb and starting a business -- not a law practice but like opening a Dunkin -- and living off that income + supplementing with our investments which we wouldn't need to bc it's just not that costly. |
| My husband married a girl with a trust fund that he met in college. It’s worked out nicely, he gets to have a SAHW and kids with every security imaginable in the form of trusts, and because I’m very private about it IRL everyone assumes he’s made all of our money. He’s a high earner but not high enough to provide absolute security for a lifetime like my money does. |
That 5th one is harsh. |
Very slim compared to the countless fit prospects on the coasts. Have you been to Ohio-PA-MI-IN-IA-Wisconsin lately? |
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Basically if you’re a woman the best thing you can do for yourself and your children is to marry rich and marry young.
Everything else comes after! Want a career? Easy with your husbands money funding your tuition after you pop out two kids. Want a younger guy? Divorce your rich husband, get all his money and then date for true love. |
Not everyone is bagging on OP. But for a lot of people, there are better options, than burring yourself in a non-descript area, where your income depends on the car dealership run by FIL, to live a life full of SUV, build-in cabinets and yoga. And you are talking about a simpler life in a rural area (which can be very nice), living out of your investments, and creating a business. That is more interesting to me that what OP is describing. |
TBH, most people in DC could live a life of luxury if they were willing to move to flyover country but very few want too. It sounds like you have issues with your own life choices. |
I'm pretty sure you are a troll...or an idiot. Even if this is the right thing for her, surely you understand why her experience cannot be used as a template for anyone to follow. |
You are using the third person to talk about yourself, or you're the second wife? |
| I knew a lot of girls in college who thought they landed rich sweet Jewish guys from NY/NJ, but were dumped at age 25 and the guys quickly married Jewish girls they grew up with. Same for girls who thought they landed some old money wasp New England boys. Dumped. Targeting a flyover rich kid seems savvy. |