Alice & I were talking about the dating scene last night (since we both try to keep our eyes out for a potential upgrade, forming a kind of mutually assured destruction detente that keeps the proper equilibrium between fear and jealousy that every successful marriage needs). One of her Twitter pals was complaining about the very mercenary nature of the dating scene in New York City and how (as a relatively less prosperous male) that he was severely handicapped in the romantic marketplace.
We were discussing how in any relationship where there is a severe imbalance between the two people at the outset (whether via age, money, physical appearance, etc...) that this imbalance would necessarily impact the formation of the relationship, even if the motivations of either party weren't declaratively mercenary. However, for those for whom true love is a secondary interest to a new Gucci handbag, the Internet abides...
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At least in this century it's more likely to about about how much the woman has than how much her daddy has.
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