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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How awesome would it be to marry for true love and on your wedding night, your new spouse tells you, by the way, I’m independently wealthy? On the one hand I’d feel a little duped; on the other hand, I’d feel like I’d won the lottery but f life.[/quote]

I am a woman with a modest 70k/year job (will be 110K in couple years though). But I have a certain lifestyle which is not affordable for this income, obviously (an expensive car, a $2mm house, child in private school). My main income comes from a trust. How do I explain my lifestyle during dating?[/quote]

You don’t. Not while just dating. Unless the person is dumb as rocks they will put two and two together and assume you have family money of some kind. You can go into the details once you’ve been in a serious committed relationship for a while or you are planning on getting married[/quote]

I’m another woman in this situation and I disagree- [b]most men assume you’re living off your ex husband[/b]. Mine was a deadbeat- my wealth is independent of him and I don’t want people thinking he allows my lifestyle when really his marriage to me allowed our lifestyle. My wealth will have to be something for any partner to consider, unless I outright lie to them. I don’t plan to marry so don’t care if others know how my lifestyle works. [/quote]

What’s the big difference between living off your ex-husband or your parents/grandparents? “My wealth”… someone would think you earned it.

Whether you benefit from property transfer via marriage or inheritance, who cares.[/quote]

One of these ends (usually) once you get remarried…the other usually does not. [/quote]

Exactly. Many friends can’t remarry or get engaged or their alimony dries up. My wealth and annual trust income will increase significantly as I age as its familial. This is an important distinction we’re I seeking to partner up for life. [/quote]

Not for me. You’d still just be living off someone else’s money.[/quote]

My trust is under a company where I am a sole holder and beneficiary, how come am I living from someone else's money? It's mine and I determine the rules of the trust[/quote]

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