Would you get married for love/money ?
By simran11977
@simran11977 (88)
June 8, 2008 9:08pm CST
Well one of my coworker got marry yesterday to a guy who is 60 years and she is 30 years.Now before the wedding I ask her how could she marry a guy that is so much older than her.Guess what she says he is a wealthy business man that would set her up for life finance wise.So I ask her do u love him and she replied yes but I am not in love with him.So....friends what do u think about this relationship is it going to last or not.God bless.
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27 responses
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
9 Jun 08
Yes she might married him for his money but that wealthy business man has his will long time ago. I will not married a man because of his money. I would married him because he makes me happy, secure and lovable. Her husband will know that she is not in love with him as soon as he count 123.
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@ljforte1024 (150)
• Canada
9 Jun 08
I was going to respond but Kerriannc said exactly what I was going to say. Thanks Kerriannc for being so sensible:)
@mommyhanny (9)
• United States
9 Jun 08
Using people is not the right way to achieve something. Yes, she will get rich but at the end of the day, she will ponder on why she is still not completely happy. If it's gonna last or not, it depends on the woman - is she gonna end up being in love with this man and then make it last or will she get tired of using that man for his money and leave?
@chryss (658)
• Philippines
9 Jun 08
due to poverty and practicality yes i will marry the guy older than me because of the money, but looking or longing for love i will marry the man for the love not for the money.if you only after the money i tell you money will easily vanish but the love is always there especially if you both love each other.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
9 Jun 08
Well I hope she would live a happy life with the decision she made. Although practicality could sometime help us in our direst times but then its not an answer to everything we want in life. Money may give us the best of the best in life but i could say that if there is no love there could never be happiness and contentment in your life. But then if she could love and serve him then good for her but if she's into his money it will not to her good in the end for sure.
@foundmyangel (607)
• United States
10 Jun 08
if I ever get re-married and that is if, it would be for money because I am now married for love and will never love another after her. Now I just want the money LOL. Not being mean about it but why is it that all you ever hear is how a woman marries a guy for support and money? why can't the guy do that as well?
@crixiegreen (195)
• Philippines
10 Jun 08
id marry somebody young and rich hahahaha.. just playing..im already married. i married my boyfriend of 4 yrs and weve been married for 2 yrs now and have a cute baby boy. i am lucky to be wed to a very responsible man and a very good provider for me and my son.
i am not going to discount the fact that this couple will have a lasting and happy relationship. Iv seen 60 yr olds who are still strong and good looking. you mentioned that she does love the guy only she is not in love with her. maybe aside from being wealthy she found the guy smart and funny too. it is possible to love someone albeit not in love with him. meaning, you love the person warts and all..millions and all hahahahah just playing..
so for me..to each his own.. lets all be happy for your friend and hope that she made a good decision in marrying her husband.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
9 Jun 08
i wouldn't want to get married just for the sake of money alone... i prefer a hubby who can love and care for me for the rest of my life even though he is not rich rather than a hubby that has lots of money but don't love me and don't care about me... you can earn money but you can't earn love... it is as simple as that... and love is much more precious than money i will say... it brings much more happiness as well into our life compare to money... take care and have a nice day...
@sharine_l (78)
• Philippines
10 Jun 08
well i got married because i deeply love the person for sure. marrying someone for money? ...i don't think so. that is so materialistic
@monishavakil (1019)
• India
9 Jun 08
hi it seems pretty clear that she has married him for money only. sorry to be so crude but i really feel sick when i hear of people who do this. i think it is very sad. well if she does not love him and he is double her age as good as her father then it is def for money. Once again dont wanna be rude but it looks like she married for money. and i dont think it would last too long. sorry.
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
9 Jun 08
Bleh. Heck no. I don't understand anybody who marries for anything BUT love, and I mean being in love, not just saying or thinking you love a person. There are many people that I LOVE, but it doesn't necessarily mean I am IN LOVE with them. For instance, I love my close friends very much, I would do nearly anything for them. I am definitely not in love with them though, I don't swing that way and I've thought enough about that thru the years to know that's never going to happen. While it's intriguing, it's only for other people. =)
I love my daughter!! I love love love my daughter. She's my daughter though and I am not in love with her. LOL!
What seems odd to me is people who marry out of convenience, or for security or financial reasons. While those are all valid POINTS, they should not be the make or break be all-end all reason for any relationship. Those things do not withstand the test of time, and time tests us all. I also do not see age by itself as a reason to lean toward or away from a relationship, although maturity and commonalities are important. I simply do not see that I have a lot in common or a lot to like about someone who is from my parents generation, as 30 to 60 ratio would bring up. Within a decade more or less is perfectly reasonable, but there are too many generational differences when you get upwards of 20 years. Also, how if the world can you be physically attracted to someone that much older??
@doctorgenius (558)
• India
9 Jun 08
Well..I ll definitely get married for Love
I ll marry my Girlfriend whon i love a lot..Jz too much:)
N m all against the Dowry System
@Jhordie (5115)
• Philippines
9 Jun 08
We can never tell if they will last or not. But I believe true feelings will shine through even how careful she is in hiding it from him. And by that time, both of them can decide whether they move forward together or in separate ways ending their relationship which all started with a lie.
@dfollin (25381)
• United States
9 Jun 08
It depends on if he understands that she is not in love with him.If it is a mutual understanding that they both know it is for money and that they he understand's that she loves him but not in love with him,then it will work.And who knows,maybe she will fall in love with him.Everything happens for a reason.
@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
9 Jun 08
Never for money. If it's for money, it will not last. Even if it last, it will only last as long as the old guy lives. Then the inheritance kicks in and she will find someone she loves. But after that, she will face the same problem. The guys who go after her, might not love her. They might just be after her money. We have seen so much of such relationships in Hollywood. It never lasts.
@Amberina (1541)
• United States
9 Jun 08
Wow for her to just admit that right out in the open, it makes me think that maybe he knows she is only with him for money? Maybe he is not in love with her and he is only with her for his own reasons. Either way I know I couldn't be in a marriage where I was not loved and I would have to love the person in order for me to even be a wife to them.
Good luck to them,
~~Amberina~~
@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
9 Jun 08
i married for love and because we have financial difficulties it has put a huge strain on our marriage. but if i were to marry again and that is a big IF, i would marry for money. it is too hard to struggle all of the time and i do not have the energy or desire to do that all over again with another man. once is enough for me. i do not mean to sound callous but if i am going to struggle i would rather struggle on my own without someone else's baggage.
@raclie (1732)
• Singapore
9 Jun 08
well....
i think your co worker did the wrong thing...
marrying someone because he is rich will not ensure a life of happiness and i think that being loved and loving someone is more than what all the money can buy you...
and i think that loving someone because of money will not ensure life long happiness...
what if he has some financial problems and is not able to have immediet contact with his money?
she will be miserable and that will be really bad as she would have learnt it the hard way that money does not buy happiness...
and the next question is that will she stick with him during troubled times or not?
i think that people whe do not marry because of love, but marry because of money will not have a happy marriage...but still...thats just me and it will be wrong to judge her...
guess the only thing to do now is to wish that she will fall for him soon....
@wabuser (114)
• China
9 Jun 08
Sorry but I have to say that this is such a wrong choice. Would you rather be happy and poor or unhappy and rich? Money cant buy love neither can marrying a 60 year old man just to get comfortable with life and take it the easy way out, only marry for love theres a reason why most people in the world do this.
We all must make a choice of what is right and what is easy