choose someone to marry for their status in life...

@chiyosan (30184)
Philippines
September 13, 2011 3:57am CST
Will the person's status in life matter to you if you are to choose to marry them and spend your life with them? As a matter of fact, most would even think of it that way, i mean when you like this person and you know that he or she is of good status... then will you choose him or her than another person you love more who is of lower stature? what's your take on this? thank you in advance!
6 responses
• Philippines
13 Sep 11
Hmm .. choosing to marry someone because of his wealth/ social status will brand you as "social climber", opportunist, user. That's not a good thing at all! I always consider character, compatability and love over wealth. For me, it's always good to be married to someone you are in love with. Have a good day!
• Singapore
13 Sep 11
yes that's right but "practicality" is the new era today. I have nothing against poor lover or even the wealthy one. If you are wise enough then some would choose to be with someone who meets their standards. ;))
• Philippines
14 Sep 11
Point taken. But oftentimes having "standards" doesn't always end up getting followed. Oftentimes we follow what our emotions and gut feeling dictates us rather than what is good for us, economically speaking. Though I agree that it is not uncommon for people to get hitched up for practicality purposes. Take for example, couples over the internet.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
14 Sep 11
considering that i am still single, i will really choose a girl with a better status in life. of course, i am not saying that i regret marrying my wife. but i am considering the difficulty of life to survive with hardship of looking a job, the college education that is getting more expensive, the prices of every little basic needs to feed the children, and so on. in short, i will choose to marry a rich woman.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
19 Sep 11
Haha! Oh you are like my brother, he always kids around and would joke with my mom that worse come to worse, he'll just find himself a cougar.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
25 Sep 11
My partner's financial situation has never been inportant to me. I have never had a rich boyfriend and I don't care about things like that, his personality is much more important to me than his job and his income. When I married my husband I knew that he didn't have much money, but I have never regretted my decision. We have a great relationship and we love eachother very much, that is much more important to me than a lot of money. Sometimes my husband says to me that I should have married a rich man instead of him so that I would have been able to do the things that I dream like travelling around the world, but I don't want another man. Of course it would have been nice to have a lot of money, but it is not the most important thing in my life.
• Philippines
13 Sep 11
Hello chiyosan, I heard a long time ago i just don't know where and who told us this. The essence of relationship, is sharing. both of your lives are complete now with a job and security both maturity in person as a whole and financially. Love is supposed to be with out boundaries but our current realities in life so harsh that lead to a lot of separations due to misunderstandings, arguments and understandings.. every one should consider themselves mature in handling problems. but marriage allows you to handle a lot of thing unexpected things.
• Philippines
14 Sep 11
For me, I a person's social status does not matter. When I met my boyfriend who is now my husband, it never entered my mind to know his social background if he comes from a wealthy or prominent family. For me, what is more important is the quality of family that they have. I met my boyfriend's parents and I admire how close they are and they are also very accommodating to me. They made me feel that I am already a part of their family and I enjoyed talking to them especially to my boyfriend's mother who is very eager to share her ideas. They are a very close-knit family and live simply. They enjoyed talking to each other sharing ideas and jokes. My boyfriend belongs to the average family but I consider them very rich. Yes, his family is rich with love and care. I think this is more important than all the wealth, money and fame. I would not be comfortable marrying a man who is wealthy but has cold relationship with his family because there is a big chance that our family will end up being like this as well. And I am very happy that I made the right decision. My husband is very loving, supportive and prioritize our family over all other things. He always said that relationship should come first over money. And that if we only have love and God, there is nothing more to ask for.
@eseulhan (199)
• Philippines
14 Sep 11
I would like to marry in the right time, when i am already stable to build a family of my own. By this I mean having a stable job. Its not important if my husband to be is of from a wealthy and prominent family. All I ever long for is to have a husband who is already mature, and has a stable job too. Status in life maybe nice to look at but its nothing compare to a happy and simple family. As long as me, my husband and children survived everyday then thats it!