Men Marrying Up
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Anonymous
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I dated a guy a couple of years off and on. I come from a middle class family, our assests are properties and other investments.
The guy I dated ended up marrying, a woman from a background of well-known family wealth. So does financial status matter? Or could someone marry you for you? |
Anonymous
| Maybe they loved each other??? |
Anonymous
| I love my wife, and would have married her regardless, but certainly appreciate the fact that her father is paying for our children’s college. |
Anonymous
Yes they do, but that wasn’t my question. It was do men marry up? Does financial status factor in. I had a friend’s old boyfriend tell her, “sorry your school debt is over 100k, I cannot marry into det” Fair statement on his behalf |
Anonymous
| Money wasn't a factor when I married my DW. Her family didn't have any money that I knew of or even considered. Maybe I was dumb or just incredibly grateful that she was fond of me. My guess is that most of the guys that fall into money were just lucky. Marrying just for money doesn't usually work out. |
Anonymous
| My wife was a poor illegal immigrant when we met. I married up. |
Anonymous
Sweet |
Anonymous
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Must. Not. Troll.
(but OP is really baiting me) |
Anonymous
-1 With today’s political climate, this is uncalled for. Sadly, it’s not even a tad funny though I see the pathetic attack on humor. 
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Anonymous
| *attempt |
Anonymous
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No, men don't care as much about wealthy or income
I actually did date a sweet illegal/undocumented immigrant but didn't marry her though I went on a date with a girl whose father might have been a billionaire. I was curious about her world but wouldn't have really considered marrying her since being cute and fun is more important than being rich |
Anonymous
It’s not humor. We married 20 years ago. |
Anonymous
| Know several men in DC who left their college or live in gf to marry an older well established high earning women. The women get the younger husbands while the guys can pursue their hobbies and still live an upper class lifestyle. |
Anonymous
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Happens in the AA community pretty consistently. Most of my friends are better educated than their husbands and outearn them (at least the first DH). And no, they aren’t marrying high school drop outs with criminal records. Just regular working class guys. Sometimes former military.
It can create an interesting dynamic in our social circle. These wives are more deferential in public than I’d expect because they don’t want to emasculate their DH. However, there is a lot less infidelity —maybe because the wives know every cent and where it goes. |
Anonymous
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Men could care less about how much the woman earns.
We do care about your sexual proclivity and your ability to shut up every once in a while. |