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[quote=Anonymous]I didn’t think I did, until I started dating an actor. He was college educated and worked hard on his craft. But he was early 30’s and had just had his best year ever — $18,000. This was in the 90’s, but my first job out of collage several years before I made $25,000.

I knew my salary was always going to go up. His was probably never going to be that high again. Being with someone who didn’t have a salary close to mine was going to severely impact my life. Once we had kids, he’d either have to quit acting (which wasn’t an option for him) or we’d take a huge lifestyle hit when my salary had to pay for our bills and child care.

So it was a factor in what I saw as long term potential. And last I heard, he married a very very successful lawyer and didn’t have kids.

I think the question you are asking is loaded. Having a baseline salary idea (plus future potential) is very different than a gold digger only dating someone who make over $200k or $500k. One is an understanding that money can impact your life and should be considered. The other is wanting someone to elevate your life or take care of you. [/quote]

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