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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH comes from an incredibly wealthy old money UC family (think .000001 wealth). But his parents were academics who intentionally raised around him around normal people. He grew up in a mostly UMC professional type neighborhood. I came from a WC family that valued education and financial stability. I knew that his family was well-to-do but the level of wealth was not apparent at first. We never had compatibility issues due to differences in our class origins. Once in awhile, he'll say or do something that reminds me of his background. It always surprises me a little that I'm married to someone who comes from such extreme wealth. [/quote]

Not quite the same but I had a roommate who came from super old wealth/nobility but her parents too were also academics. Their primary and summer homes were nice but nothing super posh. It wasn't until one summer that she was in a magazine photo of guests at a royal wedding in Europe that I realized just how elite her life was. I knew about quiet trips to various places, Switzerland to ski or to obscure resorts in the Indian Ocean, and understood she was quite wealthy. But that photo spread really opened my eyes. Her own wedding was at the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Cannes. 25 years later, I still wonder at it. Yet, she and her DH and their family lead a relatively low-key UMC-looking life most of the time. He comes from a "normal" wealthy NYC finance family. It's funny how they can turn the super-wealth/luxe when they want but live more modestly other times.[/quote]

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