Comments on: I wish I had married for money, not love

By: sidra

sidra — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:39:29 +0000

In my country, arranged marriages are common, and love develops because the spouses depend on each other. In this scenario, it’s a good idea to marry for money, because it will ensure a good lifestyle. People often give extreme examples have ‘no love, lots of money’ but it’s not always like that…it’s more like the rich average guy vs the other poor, average in a different way guy. I would genuinely love the rich guy for being generous enough to bankroll my lifestyle and support my children. If you have to get stuck with one person, why not enjoy yourself.

By: agnes wangari

agnes wangari — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:38:47 +0000

money can buy love,i would marry for money and learn to love him in a romantic manner.Its also the key to happiness,good houses ,

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:03:42 +0000

I married for love but stayed married for money. Six years into our marriage, I discovered my wife had an affair and a subsequent abortion. After a four-day drunk, I sat down and did a cold, unemotional calculation of what my life would be like if I upped and left. Since she made twice was I made, I knew my lifestyle would suffer. So I did a turnaround and decided living well was the best revenge. Slowly, I patched up what I could out of our marriage, convinced her to let me have control of our finances, had a few affairs of my own to get my self-esteem back and discovered I wasn’t the only one who stayed married for money and had outside relationships for love and affection. (Yes, all of my paramors knew I was married. So where they!) Fast forward 20 years, still married, am set to retire in a few years shortly after my 50th birthday and have no worries about paying bills, where to get money to take trips to Europe and help my daughter through college. The romantic amongst us will say I live a lie and I do. But it is a very comfortable one which has paid powerful emotional and financial dividends.

By: dawn @ iowahippiechick

dawn @ iowahippiechick — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:15:27 +0000

Craig & I married for love over 27 years ago …
And it is still growing and evolving everyday …
Incredible as it may sound !!!
We have had money, properties, more money, less money, lots of things, etc.
But the constant has always been our love & marriage!!!
I couldn’t imagine this life journey with anyone else but him!!!
Marry for love – not money!!!

By: Monroe on a Budget

Monroe on a Budget — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:37:17 +0000

My goal when I was 20-something and dating was to marry someone who managed his money well …. no matter how much or how little he made.

I figured no paycheck amount would be enough to make up for someone who was an idiot with finances.

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By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:38:52 +0000

People should get married because they know that the other person can
benefit form being with them for the rest of their lives. A lot of other reasons to get married as well but if you are going to try and GET more than you GIVE…… bad
things will come

Andy
http://www.marriedhelp.net

By: andy

andy — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:35:28 +0000

very insightful post. Everyone should read this before getting married.