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[quote=Anonymous]Some of these anecdotes are about people who have enough money to not have ever needed an ordinary career. It depends on whether or not you see that as a "failure to launch". Are we talking about marrying someone who, at 35, lives in his mom's basement, has only a high school education and and works at Taco Bell with no greater ambition? Or someone who has three useless degrees from Harvard, lives in a house he owns (that maybe he didn't pay for), does "consulting" for family and friends and talks vaguely about starting his own business, and is expected to inherit millions of dollars? Either one might be a poor choice, depending on what you want in a partner. That latter might seem fine at first but he might be an unbearable man-child. 
I have a friend who married an independently wealthy man. She doesn't need to work but likes her job. He does a lot of volunteer work and is very involved in their community and has tons of time to spend with their kids. He's alert and mature and they're happy. I dated a guy who lives in a paid off house that he bought himself but due to personality issues can't keep a job. He lives off of his savings, and lives quite well. But he's idle and boring, spending most of his time playing video games. I didn't want to marry him. 
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