Poor People and Love ?What do you think of theman?

@mari123 (1861)
China
December 1, 2007 8:30am CST
Do you think that a poor man has got the right to fall in love with someone else in today's society? A friend of mine one day asked me about this question. I answered him with yes at the begining as I think everybody has this right. But he then said that no, a poor man maybe hasn't got the right to love. Because he cannot take the responsbility of giving happiness to his girlfriend or wife. In other words, he hasn't had the ability to take care of her in today's society. If he and his family are poor, then he cannot buy a house for the girl or even he cannot give her a wonderful wedding. But these are the things which most girls are serious focus on. And the worse thing is if the boy cannot change his economic status in a short time then the girl will probably leave him. Because they mostly like to say that they haven't got so much time to wait. Their youth is short, they do not wanna live in a poor family. My friend, life is cruel. Money is not every, but it is indeed somthing in our lives. Most most of the girls are real. Then I pondred and believed that his words maybe right. After all in our society, money is very important. It is challenging the traditional standpoint of love any everything. It makes people believe that there is no true love, no pure love now. A marriage is the result of comparing of all benifits and losts. What do you think man? Do you agree with my friend's opinion?
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4 responses
• China
2 Dec 07
I want to say that if two boys, they both love me very much..They are both excellent. Then I will choose the richer one. I have the right to choose a better life. But it doesen't mean poor man can't fall in love with someone else. They must have some good quality in him which can attract girls, you know,everyone has advantages..
• Philippines
2 Dec 07
I don't think that a poor man doesn't have the right to love. I think love doesn't choose a particular state of life. It can happen to anyone else and everybody. If you really love the person, you don't care for who she is or for who he is. It might sound practical to love a rich person, but how can you achieve happiness if you don't really love the person whom you're committed with? Perhaps, you can achieve happiness with the material things you can have, but not with the happiness you can achieve from your love life, isn't it? Love can sacrifice, through thick and thin, through poor or rich, as long as both of you are in loved with each other, then it's possible. Your friend's opinion deals with the preparation of getting married. Yes, it is true that the relationship will just go nowhere if you're not fully prepared when getting married. In marriage, you need to have a stable job, financially stable, with shelter and home to live, etc. All of those things can be obtained and achieved by an ordinary person. It does not mean that when you are poor, you cannot achieve those things. A lot of people in this world came from a poor family prior to becoming rich. I don't agree with your friend's opinion. Everybody has the right to love, though you're poor or rich. We were equally created by God. In the eyes of God, everyone is equal. In fact, the poor people are far more blessed by God. Have a nice day!:-)
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
2 Dec 07
I have to disagree with you. I am a poor woman and I struggle to make ends meet. I dated a very very wealthy man. We dated for quite some time and I will tell you that I did not stay with him for what he could do for me. In fact, I would not accept any gifts of any monetary value from him. This frustrated him to no end but I wanted to get to him for the person he really was. I am currently with a man who has no money. He works hard but barely makes ends meet. He surely could not support me. He is sweet and kind and I love him. He does not owe me a thing nor I him. Anyone who bases their love on the amount of money a person earns is a shallow person.
@zhille (17)
• Serbia And Montenegro
1 Dec 07
I resent this way of life...how can anyone be so materialistic??? Is there more than money that moves you people? Of course money is a BIG fact in life, and that is very sad. Happiness is not all about money! You can't buy your spouse's true love, unless your spouse is a materialist, and cares only about the money. I feel sorry for those people who think like your friend. Everyone deserves to love and be loved, poor people are people too! And if the love is real, he will do anything to make his situation better. But if all a girl wants is a big wedding ceremony and a house, and is capable to leave a man she "loves" because of that, then the love is not real. They could, on the other hand, cooperate, put an effort into it, and make a living together, and one day, they could have a house, a car...everything is possible! I live in Serbia, and I am used to a very modest life, and people here are more honest, and not everything is about money, you can't buy yourself happiness. I would never live in a country where you are appreciated by the sum of money you earn. By submitting to materialism, we lose our soul... I think your friend should spend some time and go on a vacation in a country where people live with less money, meet some of the people, hang out, and hear a different opinions on life...You'd be amazed how happy can two people that love each other live, when money is not a big player.