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My thoughts are that if a gal feels she has the right to quiz a guy about his financial situation, i.e., purchasing a house...then the guy has just as much right to ask her the same question.
Yes, and if he's smart, he does that right up front. Unless it's just a platonic friendship, the guy needs to know what kind of potential financial mess he might be dealing with. I am sure that more than one guy has suddenly found that he's just made a baby with a huge pile of debts and no income. Forewarned is forearmed. I'm a woman, and I wholeheartedly give that advice.
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Originally Posted by katie45
When a couple is just dating and nowhere's near the point of getting serious, I don't see where either one has to reveal anything about their personal finances. However, when it comes to wanting to share the rest of your life with someone (and the legalities of marriage), then obviously both need to be made aware of the other's financial situation.
I kind of disagree with that. The older I get, the less I want to be on the hook for other people's messes. I want easy-keepers like me, without baggage. For friends, for casual dates, for whatever. Maybe you get protective of assets if you've earned them by your own hard work. And less generous, once you've paid off your own debts. Once you get on a cash basis, that life of constant payments and scrambling for money to cover all the bills each month is something you don't want to go back to.
My ex-husband ran up $39,000 in credit card debt, plus over $12,000 in loans, and on a $30,000 per year salary. You betcha I will kick the arse of any man who comes near me with a tab like that to be paid.
I don't know what history you've been researching to come up with that gem but one can assume you'll be looking for a house and a car very soon since nothing else works for you.
Not a problem, all those chicks on Lavalicious probably have homes and cars, and even tv's.
i own a house in another state along with travel in my job .i find myself renting a apt over a house..it was bought up a few times in table converstion about way i do not own a home here ..when i bought up the fact i can be moved at a moment notice ..so i rent and i keep my apt to a basic minimalist style of liveing so it can be picked up and moved in less than one day time frame if i need to get to another state ..
so i do understand the fact that some women think owning a home show a basic fincial stablility in the person life..
By this logic, I'd have women beating down my door . Anyway, I think owning a home to some women is a sign of independence.
Also I can agree with this quote
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Yes, and if he's smart, he does that right up front. Unless it's just a platonic friendship, the guy needs to know what kind of potential financial mess he might be dealing with. I am sure that more than one guy has suddenly found that he's just made a baby with a huge pile of debts and no income. Forewarned is forearmed.
Any woman I meet will be interrogated about her financial situation because how you handle finances is in direct correlation to how you handle life in general. If you're smart with your finances, you'll exercise caution in other areas of your life.
Any woman I meet will be interrogated about her financial situation because how you handle finances is in direct correlation to how you handle life in general. If you're smart with your finances, you'll exercise caution in other areas of your life.
In a stark soundproofed room, shackled to a chair I presume?
Considering that entry level houses here cost $600,000 and up I don't think this is a realistic expectation of any single person, perhaps not even dual earning couples anymore!
Using the conventional formula used for decades which is 3 times gross income approximately one needs to make $200,000/yr to own an entry level house (3 bedroom/2 bath, 1800 sqft). What percentage of singles make that kind of money?
Considering that entry level houses here cost $600,000 and up I don't think this is a realistic expectation of any single person, perhaps not even dual earning couples anymore!
Using the conventional formula used for decades which is 3 times gross income approximately one needs to make $200,000/yr to own an entry level house (3 bedroom/2 bath, 1800 sqft). What percentage of singles make that kind of money?
which is why i hang up on women like that now because they are clearly retarded
which is why i hang up on women like that now because they are clearly retarded
Doofus. I doubt you've EVER hung up on a woman. And do try a better choice of words as "retarded" is so passe.
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