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Anonymous wrote:OP, you realize "social class" is made up, right?

Everything is “made up” even the value of the paper on which our money is printed. Social class is a well documented, well researched, well known phenomena, even if it is “made up”.

Um, ok...I know several self-made millionaires and one or two billionaires that could give a rats a$$ about social class but whatever honey.

Well, dear, social class has little to do with money. Go think about that. The folks you describe are rich lower class folk. There are also upper class poor folk, as others point out - in Britian it would be the equivalent of a titled person who is broke.

You must not read much, so much classic literature hints or directly describes these situations.

DP. I don't think PP is saying social class doesn't exist, but that it's often just some end-of-the-line construct for pompous folks who don't matter anymore. Most people would take money over "social class" without hesitation. Aspirational people want money much more often than class. Social class only matters to the aforementioned titled person who is broke because social class is literally all they have. The rest of us could care less and don't want what they have. Most of us do want more money, however,

Anonymous wrote:A true "love marriage" between different social classes is rare where my parents are from. In the US I see many people marry after falling in love with someone they meet in school.

If you and your family are very wealthy would you be willing to marry someone who is middle class or lower class that you love?

In the United States, even within families, there are different levels of income and/or wealth.

Anonymous wrote:A true "love marriage" between different social classes is rare where my parents are from. In the US I see many people marry after falling in love with someone they meet in school.

If you and your family are very wealthy would you be willing to marry someone who is middle class or lower class that you love?

Yes. If they are educated and have good moral character AND if there is attraction and compatibility.

Its not that most people have something against other classes, they just want to avoid bad baggage and gold diggers. Even if a person is great but has family with drug and crime issues, its a no no.

I’ve mostly been with guys who have less money than I do. Normal guys with decent jobs. They are capable of paying their own bills (and I am capable of paying mine). But I was always taught a man was not a plan.

My fiancé is an HVAC technician. He is part owner of the family business, which is where his family has much of their wealth. It’s a fairly good-size operation, with a fleet of 30 vans and about 50 employees. I’d say the business is worth $3-5 million. He takes a salary of $89,000 plus profit bonuses. I don’t think I’m marrying down. I’m marrying smart. He’s happy and well adjusted and still am I.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you realize "social class" is made up, right?

Everything is “made up” even the value of the paper on which our money is printed. Social class is a well documented, well researched, well known phenomena, even if it is “made up”.

Um, ok...I know several self-made millionaires and one or two billionaires that could give a rats a$$ about social class but whatever honey.

Well, dear, social class has little to do with money. Go think about that. The folks you describe are rich lower class folk. There are also upper class poor folk, as others point out - in Britian it would be the equivalent of a titled person who is broke.

You must not read much, so much classic literature hints or directly describes these situations.

Oh boy, aren't you a peach...and full of it.

My mother was snubbed by Mrs Astor so she took me to London and insisted I marry someone with a title.

Coming from a wealthy family made it a lot easier to date without regard to wealth or income. I could date anyone and feel secure. Not that I was dating deadbeats but like, I could date a musician or an entrepreneur.