Originally posted by debbiejo
Not necessarily. Many men want to hold on to their money. They feel that they are their money. And if you reject the man, then they will make sure, or at least try, to keep it all. It's an ego thing and a self worth identification problem. Too much importance is put on such things instead of fairness, time, quality, and time spent. Men will go to any expense to exclude and subjugate the other to benefit themselves. Especially if he holds the money card, most likely he may win.
Yes and no, Deb. Inherintly speaking, it's in a woman blood to find the most attractive suitor to bind to who can provide for her (regardless of interests/preferences). We are no different than animals. You can't blame yourselves for it. It is what you are. Just like 95% of all men are selfish and insensitive. I know it. Do I care? No, because that's just being a man. It is what it is.
I'm talking in generalities too, but not far from the mark at all. You can take a generous, giving, senstive man (in the big picture), and a woman will still find him very selfish and insensitive.
Getting back to the topic, in a woman's quest to find the most attractive suitor (to fulfull her desire and needs...motherhood, $easy lifestyle$, etc) she will do what she must (manipulate/lure via sex, cooking, etc) to convince a man that she is right for him.
Question: take 2, IDENTICAL, GOOD-LOOKING men, and 100 women.
a) One is poor, has a fair career, works hard (is likely to actually be the nicer person too), can seldom take a women out to dinner and buy her bling
b) The other is rich, has a great career, golfs 3 times a week, drives a Ferrari, lives in a $1m home
Who are the women going to crawl and scratch each other's eyes over to get to, and persuade, manipulate, lie, to get?