Where would you draw the line, or would you?
By barehugs
@barehugs (8973)
Canada
May 2, 2010 12:52pm CST
Lets suppose that you are a very normal, natural young woman between 20 and 40. You have grown up, and lived your life in a middle class society. You have had enough money to live comfortably, but have never experienced any perks that money can bring. You are flying out to visit relatives, and seated on the plane next to a wealthy, good looking man who has a proposition for you. He has just offered you $500.00 to spend the night with him.
Well, you are married with a couple of kids, but the money, is tempting, and so is the situation!
You smile and say "No," and he doubles the money. How high must he go before you accept his offer?
In other words, at what dollar amount do you place your moral values?
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11 responses
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
3 May 10
I think I would tell him no initially, and if his offer kept climbing, I would say 'excuse me, would you like me to call my husband so you can arrange a deal with him? If he wants to arrange a deal, then we'll talk' lol! I really don't think that my husband would be interested in such a deal but since a situation like this hasn't dropped in our lap, I can't assume he wouldn't either. I think it would actually have to be quite high before it would pique my interest, because that would determine the value placed on the whole encounter. Morally, this is a strange situation, but that's why I would call my husband lol. There are people who have multiple spouses and partners and people who have open marriages, and really with something like that, it's open communication and trust that allows them to work. This would be the same thing, I'm guessing. I'd have to add some strings though - such as it would be one night and nothing else, no phone calls, no emails, no texts, no interfering in our lives, having us followed by a PI, etc etc. I really would wonder what would cause someone to offer something like that, I'm too cynical to think there wouldn't be ulterior motives.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
3 May 10
More people than you can imagine, are filthy rich and cannot count their money. You cannot get in touch with Hubby, so you must make a deal taking your husband into consideration. No strings attached, one night , no follow up, no nothing! How would $50,000 sound?
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@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
6 May 10
Hmmm.. I don't think so. I would not do it unless he wanted me to and the price was attractive enough to both of us to make him want it lol. If I couldn't talk it over with him, I wouldn't. As you can tell, I am not one of those open relationship people.
@EvrWonder (3571)
• Canada
3 May 10
Married? No price would be enough.
Although the proposition is an attractive one, especially if one continued to play the guys hand until he reached into the four or five digits, I think for anyone even to consider accepting such a proposition, especially if married, is immoral. Bottom Line.
Since I am not married, this day and age I would likely just laugh and say Thanks anyway.
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@EvrWonder (3571)
• Canada
4 May 10
Right. Well how much would be too much? That is probably the angle that I would go on.
@ChampagneGiggles (699)
• United States
27 Oct 10
No dollar amount can be placed on my pride and moral beliefs. It would be insulting to have someone assume I would do such a thing, married or not. If my family were starving, I'd rather steal. Now if it meant either taking him up on it or my kids would starve, no other options, then yes, I'd do it, but I'd feel awful and it'd be hard to face myself in the mirror every day. But thankfully there are always other options.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
3 May 10
barehugs when I was in that age bracket my father offered me a million dollars not to marry the man I loved, I turned him down as at thirty I had a right to marry the man I loved. now if I was married with children I still would have turned down the wealthy good looking man no matter how much he offered me. I think too much of my self and my morals to let money buy me out. I would smile very sweetly and say, Satan be gone you cannot tempt me to destroy my self for money . as I would feel he had a link with the Satan creature.After all I have to face myself in the mirror every morning when I put on my make up.
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@kedralynn (980)
• United States
2 May 10
I think my husband would leave me if I did that, no matter how much money I got! And it's not worth losing him over. Now maybe if I was in desperate need for money, I might accept such an offer... But if I'm getting by ok with my current income, I wouldn't consider it.
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@kedralynn (980)
• United States
2 May 10
I hope and pray I just never find myself in a broke position where I might consider such an offer. I know it could happen. Just gotta try my best not to get there :)
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@urbandekay (18278)
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3 May 10
A great question, it shows that people do not admit to being tempted but as we all know everyone is subject to temptation.
all the best urban
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
2 Nov 10
If your married and have children then the question becomes what are you husband and children worth to you...I doubt the man would have enough money. As for me personally, I don't cheat so it wouldn't matter what he offered.
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
3 May 10
Sorry, not happening. I was molested when I was young, so any form of 'selling myself' would be the same as rape to me, and just bring back those horrid memories.
Plus, being married, or committed to someone else, would make it impossible for me to even consider it. I could not possibly enjoy it, nor condone it if the shoe was on the other foot. The guilt would make me sick, so why bother. Plus, Karma is a powerful force, so payback would come my way and I don't want that.
So, my answer is that no amount of money would 'buy' me. Although it is very flattering. That is what I would take with me. That's all.
@dingdangdoodle (144)
• Latvia
3 May 10
It might have changed these days ofc, but i remember hearing a quote that everybody have their price, EVERYBODY. Besides 20-30 is the real party time, crazyness etc. So it might not be that hard for that wealthy man to get what he wants. Hey, if hes is really that good looking and a nice guy you might even do it w/o the money involved.