RicoN said:

I'm getting married on saturday and money has nothing to do with it... except it's costing us a whole lot of it!

...you say that NOW...

Congratulations man. Good luck & God bless.

PurpleJedi said:

JoeTyler said:

MARRIAGE = MONEY AND BUREAUCRACY

then and now

So is that a NO to marriage in GENERAL?

yep,

in fact, that was a HELL NO!

Timmy84 said:

JoeTyler said:

MARRIAGE = MONEY AND BUREAUCRACY

then and now

That's what I always believed about it. It don't really benefit anyone, most of all men. But that's for another topic. Don't want any diversions, you know?

hear hear!

JoeTyler said:

Timmy84 said:

That's what I always believed about it. It don't really benefit anyone, most of all men. But that's for another topic. Don't want any diversions, you know?

hear hear!

Most married men I know have MORE simply because they have wives who are not only support systems that take care of home by helping things run smoothly, but also wives who help them attain wealth since most women I know have either equal or greater earning potential than their husbands....

.... and having "in house pussy" is always a plus.

paintedlady said:

JoeTyler said:

hear hear!

Most married men I know have MORE simply because they have wives who are not only support systems that take care of home by helping things run smoothly, but also wives who help them attain wealth since most women I know have either equal or greater earning potential than their husbands....

.... and having "in house pussy" is always a plus.

Yep.

It's my experience that men are more ruthless golddiggers than the women I know.

paintedlady said:

JoeTyler said:

hear hear!

hello

well, I've always thought I could easily marry you

dJJ said:

paintedlady said:

Most married men I know have MORE simply because they have wives who are not only support systems that take care of home by helping things run smoothly, but also wives who help them attain wealth since most women I know have either equal or greater earning potential than their husbands....

.... and having "in house pussy" is always a plus.

Yep.

It's my experience that men are more ruthless golddiggers than the women I know.

personally, I would say that many men are SURVIVORS, and many women are GOLDDIGGERS

i married someone that was poor, and we've been married for years, and i don't regret marrying him at all. we've struggled with finances througout our marriage. but it has brought us closer together, and made our marriage stronger. for some people this could tear their marriage/relationship apart. but for us it made our marriage stronger because we only had ourselves to build up, everything we have now, is because we worked hard for it.

i have known people that have married for money, and they are still together, so i guess it can work? if i hadn't met my spouse, i don't know what i would of done? money is helpful, but if there isn't trust, love, or respect in the mix, it won't last.

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PurpleJedi said:

Would you consider dating or marrying someone who didn't exactly "give you butterflies" so that you could have a comfortable life?

Is being with someone for financial reasons something that you could live with?

What if someone close to you chose to?

Butterflies are the greatest thing but they seem to make me blind. I've had boyfriends that liked me far more than I liked them, got along with them very well, enjoyed being with them a whole lot, sex was good I just never had those butterflies for them. Seems I remember those relationships more fondly. Thinking back if other things had of been in place I could have comfortably married one of them. But would I con anyone into thinking I was head over heels in love just because they had money? No, that's another ballgame to me, I wouldn't be interested in.

If someone close to me made that decision, I wouldn't think anything less of them, if they were honest but if they are scamming the person like a mark then I'd probably end up distancing myself from them.

morningsong said:

PurpleJedi said:

Would you consider dating or marrying someone who didn't exactly "give you butterflies" so that you could have a comfortable life?

Is being with someone for financial reasons something that you could live with?

What if someone close to you chose to?

Butterflies are the greatest thing but they seem to make me blind. I've had boyfriends that liked me far more than I liked them, got along with them very well, enjoyed being with them a whole lot, sex was good I just never had those butterflies for them. Seems I remember those relationships more fondly. Thinking back if other things had of been in place I could have comfortably married one of them. But would I con anyone into thinking I was head over heels in love just because they had money? No, that's another ballgame to me, I wouldn't be interested in.

If someone close to me made that decision, I wouldn't think anything less of them, if they were honest but if they are scamming the person like a mark then I'd probably end up distancing myself from them.

Very, very interesting what you stated about the "non-butterfly-inducing" relationships.

cborgman said:

no. i have a wild streak of independence. i dont like to rely on others for anything, least of all monetary support. my ex before last was wealthy to the point his art collection includes warhols (plural), harings (plural) and a picasso. we are best friends now, and he is leaving me his art collection, partially because i am not about the material side so much as i am the only one that appreciates the art and would not sell it. money holds little value for me.

I can earn more than enough money on my own lol....and I could never feel "comfortable" in a relationship devoid of a sincerely intimate and passionate connection.

Well...I married for love and that shit went badly quickly so at this point HELL FUCK YEAH I'd do it and have no issues with it

nursev said:

Well...I married for love and that shit went badly quickly so at this point HELL FUCK YEAH I'd do it and have no issues with it

PurpleJedi said:

nursev said:

Well...I married for love and that shit went badly quickly so at this point HELL FUCK YEAH I'd do it and have no issues with it

cborgman said:

no. i have a wild streak of independence. i dont like to rely on others for anything, least of all monetary support. my ex before last was wealthy to the point his art collection includes warhols (plural), harings (plural) and a picasso. we are best friends now, and he is leaving me his art collection, partially because i am not about the material side so much as i am the only one that appreciates the art and would not sell it. money holds little value for me. [Edited 8/21/12 11:27am]

I understand what you're saying.

Not to try and derail my own thread...BUT...once an artist gains a certain level of international appeal (Picasso, Warhol, etc.) I would want anything I owned to be on display for the public.

PurpleJedi said:

JoeTyler said:

paintedlady said:

hello

well, I've always thought I could easily marry you

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PurpleJedi said:

RicoN said:

I'm getting married on saturday and money has nothing to do with it... except it's costing us a whole lot of it!

...you say that NOW...

Congratulations man. Good luck & God bless.

nursev said:

Well...I married for love and that shit went badly quickly so at this point HELL FUCK YEAH I'd do it and have no issues with it

You can easily make money on your own in some way. I mean, "you don't need anybody" right?

Timmy84 said:

nursev said:

Well...I married for love and that shit went badly quickly so at this point HELL FUCK YEAH I'd do it and have no issues with it

You can easily make money on your own in some way. I mean, "you don't need anybody" right?

Men ain't shit but for 50 million I'd seriously consider it sorry I've been dying to say that

nursev said:

Timmy84 said:

You can easily make money on your own in some way. I mean, "you don't need anybody" right?

Men ain't shit but for 50 million I'd seriously consider it sorry I've been dying to say that

But if men still ain't shit in your book, don't marry one. Simple right? I mean I get the theory but I always thought that was a cop out. Reminds me of the spouses of celebrity couples who stay with their spouse because of all that moolah.

Yep. Know anybody that has some?

Timmy84 said:

nursev said:

Men ain't shit but for 50 million I'd seriously consider it sorry I've been dying to say that

But if men still ain't shit in your book, don't marry one. Simple right? I mean I get the theory but I always thought that was a cop out. Reminds me of the spouses of celebrity couples who stay with their spouse because of all that moolah.

Yep it's simple cuz I'm not looking for one

purplethunder3121 said:

Yep. Know anybody that has some?

nursev said:

Timmy84 said:

But if men still ain't shit in your book, don't marry one. Simple right? I mean I get the theory but I always thought that was a cop out. Reminds me of the spouses of celebrity couples who stay with their spouse because of all that moolah.

Yep it's simple cuz I'm not looking for one

I get it now.

You wanna be a pimp.

Timmy84 said:

nursev said:

Yep it's simple cuz I'm not looking for one

I get it now.

You wanna be a pimp.

u ain't right

nursev said:

Timmy84 said:

I get it now.

You wanna be a pimp.

u ain't right

I'm the priest of common sense. So I am right.

[Edited 8/22/12 15:43pm]

veronikka said:

Anyone post this yet? [img:$uid]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s197/veronikka_bucket/E17330B2-2718-4EC2-86FC-CE72FD462B88-46945-00002F253C7DCDE8.jpg[/img:$uid] [Edited 8/22/12 16:33pm]

Awesome!