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Old 01-27-2011, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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Just wondering.

I admit to not making a lot of money, or having a lot of things. But that doesn't mean that I'm not valuable in my own right. In another forum, I had two posters attacking me for it, and a few posters who were supportive of me.
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:27 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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Well, you've described your lifestyle numerous times. I can't say it's appealing to me.
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:31 PM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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Only if they're a design client.
To base a character assessment based on someones fiduciary status is bourgeois, to say the least.
(Hot damn, I got to use some 50 cent words!)
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Where there is too much snow!
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Well, you've described your lifestyle numerous times. I can't say it's appealing to me.
I like that
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:42 PM
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Location: MA/NH
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Default Do any of you estimate the value of a person by the number in their bank account?

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Do any of you estimate the value of a person by the number in their bank account?
Do you mean a person as in a friend or a person in terms of a potential romantic partner/life mate? After all, this is the relationship forum.

I don't pick my close friends by the size of their bank account, or how much they make. However, in terms of a potential boyfriend, I would care about his long term life goals and how he manages the money he does make. And the older I get, the more I care about this. Back in my early twenties, how much a boyfriend made or if he was good at saving his money didn't matter all that much to me as I knew I wasn't planning on marriage for a while. But as an older person, I have no interest in dating and having a long term relationship with a man that is content to live paycheck to paycheck.
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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Either, really.

Who a person is ...is a lot more important than how much they make. The people who have taken the time to get to know me realize that. The people who don't are the ones who think women are "gold diggers" and that broke men shouldn't be dating.

My interactions with the women in my life have been more about talking together than about where we were going out. In fact, most times we sat at home and talked, or played games of some sort. It's about spending quality time with another, not how much money you spend on them.
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:58 PM
 
Location: The Hall of Justice
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Either, really.

Who a person is ...is a lot more important than how much they make. The people who have taken the time to get to know me realize that. The people who don't are the ones who think women are "gold diggers" and that broke men shouldn't be dating.

My interactions with the women in my life have been more about talking together than about where we were going out. In fact, most times we sat at home and talked, or played games of some sort. It's about spending quality time with another, not how much money you spend on them.
But you should realize that many women care about things like having money in case of emergencies, or when the both of you will be able to retire ... having some kind of long-term plan. You don't seem to have one besides working until you die or committing suicide if you become ill or disabled. Given your insistence that your girlfriend stay home to keep house, a smart woman is right to worry about her security in the future. Playing cards is nice, but you cannot eat cards.

Your lifestyle doesn't make you a bad person, just the wrong type of person for some women.
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Old 01-27-2011, 07:05 PM
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i dont go around asking and no ones asked me

usually the best dates are more creative ones that dont cost lots. my creative dates normally are more fun then the fancy dinner ones

i dont make a lot but i manage it ok so i can save some each month and build a savings. on top of that i have career goals so i can hopefully make more soon
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Old 01-27-2011, 07:10 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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i dont go around asking and no ones asked me

usually the best dates are more creative ones that dont cost lots. my creative dates normally are more fun then the fancy dinner ones

i dont make a lot but i manage it ok so i can save some each month and build a savings. on top of that i have career goals so i can hopefully make more soon
The subject here is a lot deeper than stupid "dates," Ep.
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Old 01-27-2011, 07:12 PM
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ya i know that line was mostly in response to his spending qualitiy time together that is important which i agree
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