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When I was dating, I intentionally parked somewhere that the guy wouldn't see my car. On lists of "internet dating safety" I'd read that women should avoid letting men see their license plate number. I never shared my last name, address, or anything that would allow a man to track me if I decided I didn't want to see him again.
I'd say it's a good idea to date men who are of a similar financial class/income level as yourself or higher. If a man does not drive a luxury car, then more often than not it means he cannot reasonably afford a luxury car.
I don't think it's a good idea for a woman to date down in class. Even though I've seen it work for some people, a lot of men won't like it and will feel uncomfortable with it. That's my opinion.
The ones I've dated we're college educated and have awesome careers. They don't drive luxury cars but maybe it's just they're preference. I used to drive Honda, which was my car for 10 years and I never had problems dating the type of guys I'm attracted to.
Maybe, these guys were looking for someone who knows how to handle money wisely and they think spending that much money on a car is not smart or they think I'm high maintenance and don't want to deal with that.
Maybe the guys think you'll be high maintenance? Women with expensive cars and purses are usually not satisfied with less.
Doesn't matter if you're bragging or completely out of touch with the mainstream. How you present yourself is how people will perceive you.
If I were you, I'd keep the car and only date men who also have nice cars. Be sure that they can afford to keep you in the style to which you've become accustomed, or you'll have to keep buying your own accessories.
I don't know too many men that would know the difference between an expensive purse and one purchased at Target.
As for as cars go, to me it would depend on the Mercedes. Could be an 10 year old Mercedes worth less than 7k or a new V12 AMG at 200k. In general I think most people look at any newer Mercedes as a Status vehicle and make a judgement call based on that. Like someone else said maybe the car says 'High maintenance' to the men?
Anyway, Most women I know typically drive common sense vehicles; Camrys, Accords, Malibus, or any newer bread and butter car or SUV.
Maybe the guys think you'll be high maintenance? Women with expensive cars and purses are usually not satisfied with less.
Doesn't matter if you're bragging or completely out of touch with the mainstream. How you present yourself is how people will perceive you.
If I were you, I'd keep the car and only date men who also have nice cars. Be sure that they can afford to keep you in the style to which you've become accustomed, or you'll have to keep buying your own accessories.
I don't mind getting rid of the expensive stuff to find a guy with a good heart. It seems like I find them but they're looking for a girl whose not into expensive things. Its like wanting expensive stuff is a deal breaker for them.
I don't think your car is consistently scaring guys off. I'm not a fan of luxury vehicles myself, but I don't rule someone out solely because of the car they drive. And I can't imagine a man would compliment your vehicle while secretly marking it down as a demerit on the scorecard in his head.
You seem awfully worried about what would be turnoff to a guy between this post and your post about financially supporting your loved ones. Maybe you should just stop worrying about that stuff and focus on making your life as happy as possible. I just get this vibe in your posts that you are not pleased with your life right now, and that's probably a bigger factor than anything else.
Yes, that's pretty much the case. Not only that, but men are supposed to be the ones impressing a woman with nice, expensive cars and things like that. Not the other way around.
So what fun is it if you already have that? And who paid for it anyway?
So am I supposed to drive a crappy car until I get married, so a man can feel like he's impressing me with his nice car?
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