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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Marrying for money isn't such a bad thing. Many people marry for "true love" and then divorce 10 years later because of financial stresses.

[b]South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures practice arranged marriage in which they are very upfront about money, and those marriages last.[/b][/quote]

Exactly!  The same thing with most cultures around the world.   Women in Africa, Asia, and in Latin America we know the deal.   If you don't have money or a certain bank account, then you will not be consider a potential prospect.

Love doesn't pay the bills, pay for college tuition, put food on the table, pay for piano lessons, pay for a house, pay for extra-curricular activities for children, pay for weddings, pay for health issues, or secure you in case there is a death or a divorce.   Love.....HA! :mrgreen:   There is no security in love.  [/quote]

I am from one of these cultures, and I have noticed that 1. the reason those marriages last is because divorce is taboo, and there are plenty of people trapped in miserable marriages their whole lives, and 2. people become consumed by the "business" side of the marriage, or the bride just becomes obsessed with all of the stuff she's going to "get" from the marriage, such as an apartment, furniture, her engagement ring, without really thinking very hard about this person she's getting to marry.  It encourages a huge bridezilla mentality.  Similarly men have a lot of pressure not to get married until they have saved an enormous amount of money, and this can be pretty miserable and stressful as well.  So no one culture is superior or "knows" the secret of marriage.[/quote]

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