Wowsa, I am reading this article and while I can believe it and know it happens, it’s quite amazing how out there it is.  Apparently it works on both sexes that if the person has money it makes them more attractive to those of the opposite sex.

But is money enough?  The article suggests that it’s not money that makes someone attractive to the opposite sex.  Rather it’s the ability to live a certain $ lifestyle and not complain.  That if you are a person who makes $150k/year and can spend $1000 on a pair of shoes, if you are with another person making $150k they won’t complain about your spending habits.  However when you are with someone who isn’t making much money they are more likely complain and be uncomfortable.

I think there is some truth to that.  That with similar income levels there likely (not always) but likely more similar spending tendencies and maybe more understanding.

However the article suggests that the attraction to wealth is an older, more biological based reason.  That women are looking for men who are providers. And that wealth is a huge indicator of whether a man can “provide” and care for his family, and if he’s the best person to have children with.  Interestingly men who made $250k/year generated 151% more responses in online dating than men who had an income of under $50k.

But one woman interviewed said it wasn’t enough money.  There has to be something more, but everyone else thought she was crazy when she ended a relationship with a very wealthy man.

After my experiences of having tons of single friends, who are pretty educated and pretty well off.  I have to admit that most of them are looking for men who make more than them.  Something, which in some cases I doubt will happen.  And perhaps why they are still single.  Unfortunately with wealth as a criteria for mate selection can cause people to become too “picky”.  But I do understand why they want someone who earns more.

 Edited to Add:

They are still feeling as though they want to be taken care off.  They are living in a world where the man is the “head” of the household.  Many people both men and women feel this way.

I have never felt like that probably because my DH outearns me and I’ve outearned him too!

So life isn’t always what you want and sometimes it’s a compromise.  I hear from many single guys, including my roommate, women ignore him because he’s boring.  Boring, stable, and right now broke.  But for some reason a lot of my single girlfriends love exciting guys and I understand why.  Why would you pick a guy who works, stays at home, doesn’t drink or smoke, and go out and party? It’s way more fun to party.