Men, could you date a woman who makes more money than you do?

[starfish]

My mom started her own company and it is very successful. My father (who was in the oil business at the time) could not handle her success and money. They are not together anymore.



Go figure...

 

[b fold the truth]

Well...I don't make squat at the moment...lol.

I can see where the friction would be if you were getting "married" but maybe not in dating. I have a friend who has A LOT of money and she told me that she believed that no woman should ever go more than a month without a total body makeover, massage, hair/nails/skin done...EVER. She wasn't smiling either...not at all.

I told her that in America we call that Rich and Spoiled.

B True

 

[2Thick]

My mom started her own company and it is very successful. My father (who was in the oil business at the time) could not handle her success and money. They are not together anymore.



Go figure...

 

[the nature boy]

What are your thoughts, gents?

my last g/f made twice what I made. no problem here.

 

[starfish]

Roll your eyes all you want. It's the truth.

In fact, the man she dated after my Dad could not handle it either.

 

[Puc]

well i have the oppurtunity to date a chick that makes around 100,000 grand a year i make about 17 grand a year. to me looks and personality is more important than how much money she has

you must be able to get a job for more than 8.50 an hour? Do you love your job that much? what is your job?

 

[b fold the truth]

My mom started her own company and it is very successful. My father (who was in the oil business at the time) could not handle her success and money. They are not together anymore.



Go figure...

To an extent...I can understand that. A sense of "equality" MUST be present.

In most cases...either one partner rubs it in the other's face...or the other partner starts to feel like they are NOTHING because they are not successful. Men, mostly, like to feel that they contribute to the family and are very strong. They don't like to feel like failures at all...or to be seen as not a success.

B True

 

[big4life]

The amount of money she makes has nothing to do with the type of person she is, the same for the man. As long as there is an emotional partnership, then you have a good chance to be happy. Without that, you have no chance.

 

[starfish]

To an extent...I can understand that. A sense of "equality" MUST be present.

In most cases...either one partner rubs it in the other's face...or the other partner starts to feel like they are NOTHING because they are not successful. Men, mostly, like to feel that they contribute to the family and are very strong. They don't like to feel like failures at all...or to be seen as not a success.

B True

I think in her case it was a generation thing. Men in her generation have a harder time dealing with it.

I think my Dad used money to control my mom. When she made her own, he could not handle it. Believe me, he did not get his face rubbed in it. Quite the opposite.

 

[b fold the truth]

I think in her case it was a generation thing. Men in her generation have a harder time dealing with it.

I think my Dad used money to control my mom. When she made her own, he could not handle it. Believe me, he did not get his face rubbed in it. Quite the opposite.

He could have, very easily, rubbed his own face in it. It happens...

B True