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Date someone who makes more than you?

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_romantic
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States455 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-31 20:29:21
March 31 2011 19:28 GMT
#1
Since this is a Starcraft website, I'm assuming most people who browse here are big, strong, manly men, or better than that, Korean men, so of course, we know how to treat our women right.

Part of it probably involves spending money on doing fun (fun! FUN!) things with her, like watching Twilight for the sixth time and taking her to that USD 150/person sushi place she's been obsessing over or buying her an emerald necklace that costs more than a semester's worth of college credit.

But what if she's the richer one? What if she's an insurance lawyer or investment banking associate and she pulls in 250k per year? What if, god forbid, she insists on paying after every meal and pays for movie tickets to go watch Jackass and The Hangover with you, then buys you an Xbox 360 so that you can teach her how to play World at War on the rare weekends when she's free?

Would you do it?

Poll: Would you date someone who makes more than you?

Yes (87)
 
91%

No (9)
 
9%

96 total votes

Your vote: Would you date someone who makes more than you?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No



Seems like we're all pretty chill about this arrangement. Now for the flip question: do you think she'd be up for it? Based upon your experience, do you think a girl would date you if you were pulling in less than half her annual take?

Poll: Would a girl date a guy if he made less than her?

No (20)
 
67%

Yes (10)
 
33%

30 total votes

Your vote: Would a girl date a guy if he made less than her?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No



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zeru
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
8156 Posts
March 31 2011 19:31 GMT
#2
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shinosai
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1577 Posts
March 31 2011 19:31 GMT
#3
The more important question is, would she date you? Probably not. I'm pretty sure anyone can appreciate a free xbox 360. Heck, I'd prefer to date someone that way more money than me. Provided she was generous with all that extra cash.
Be versatile, know when to retreat, and carry a big gun.
lolsixtynine
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States600 Posts
March 31 2011 19:32 GMT
#4
Of course... get it while you can.
Kickboxer
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Slovenia1308 Posts
March 31 2011 19:33 GMT
#5
Is that even a serious question lol?

My gf makes twice as much as I do (she is a hotel manager) and pampers me all the time. I love it!!!

When I want to feel manly I head over to the gym and kick fools in the face.
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36379 Posts
March 31 2011 19:34 GMT
#6
I am secure enough to be OK with this, but it depends on the amounts too. There is a huge difference between you making nothing and her making 50k a year and you making 100 and her making 250.
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garbanzo
Profile Joined October 2009
United States4046 Posts
March 31 2011 19:38 GMT
#7
Absolutely no issue with this. I've never been the sort of person who feels like I need to spend lots of money on a girl. So I would never go for a girl who would expect this of me. This, of course, does not mean that I would let her spend a lot of money on me if she were to make more.
Even during difficult times, when I sat down to play the game, there were times where it felt like god has descended down and played [for me].
Myles
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5162 Posts
March 31 2011 19:40 GMT
#8
I'd be about as uncomfortable with this as I would be with dating someone taller than me - ie. it'd bother the selfconscious part of me that I'm 'less manly', but thinking about it logically I'd know it doesn't matter.
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Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-31 19:41:19
March 31 2011 19:41 GMT
#9
On April 01 2011 04:28 l0st_romantic wrote:

But what if she's the richer one? What if she's an insurance lawyer or investment banking associate and she pulls in 250k per year? What if, god forbid, she insists on paying after every meal and pays for movie tickets to go watch Jackass and The Hangover with you, then buys you an Xbox 360 so that you can teach her how to play World at War on the rare weekends when she's free?

Would you do it?



Hell yeah, sounds like the perfect girl !
Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
March 31 2011 19:41 GMT
#10
Caring about this means you care/worry/talk about money which in turns means your a plebeian and thus not worth caring about. ^_^
Zurles
Profile Joined February 2009
United Kingdom1659 Posts
March 31 2011 19:41 GMT
#11
money isn't everything, i don't care.
bonifaceviii
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada2890 Posts
March 31 2011 19:43 GMT
#12
I live in the condo she owns. It's awesome.
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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-31 19:45:27
March 31 2011 19:44 GMT
#13
well it depends really

for the moment i'm ok with it. my gf has a job lined up for 80k/year starting in a couple months while i'm going to be a student for essentially the next 7 years. but i know that when i graduate and start practicing i'll be making 6 figures.
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Magic_Mike
Profile Joined May 2010
United States542 Posts
March 31 2011 19:45 GMT
#14
My wife doesn't work at all right now as she is going to college. I would absolutely love for her to be my sugar mamma.
Gigaudas
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Sweden1213 Posts
March 31 2011 19:52 GMT
#15
Are polls like these and the "would you sleep in the same bed as a person of the same sex"-poll made to troll people who consider themselves equals to the opposite sex?

Every swede will see this poll and think of you as if you came from medieval times.
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SigmaoctanusIV
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States3313 Posts
March 31 2011 19:53 GMT
#16
If only that were the case . It is actually a dream of mine to be a stay at home Husband. I will cook clean and play starcraft all day.
I am Godzilla You are Japan
YejinYejin
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1053 Posts
March 31 2011 19:55 GMT
#17
I don't see why it would be a problem. As long as it's not you being a bum and your date working hard and making money (but in this case, the date doesn't even matter, and the problem is just you being a bum).

I want to go straight to work after undergrad. A lot of people I know would rather go to grad school, med school, or law school. If this is the case, then after we graduate from Undergrad, I could very feasibly making twice as much as them (considering they're still going to school). If the roles were reversed, I wouldn't see any problem with it at all.
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VeNoM HaZ Skill
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1528 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-31 19:59:00
March 31 2011 19:58 GMT
#18
On April 01 2011 04:44 LosingID8 wrote:
well it depends really

for the moment i'm ok with it. my gf has a job lined up for 80k/year starting in a couple months while i'm going to be a student for essentially the next 7 years. but i know that when i graduate and start practicing i'll be making 6 figures.


Wow, coincidences are creepy:

When I was finishing med school (making negative $) my girlfriend was bringing in roughly 80k annually. I was fine with it because she never rubbed it in my face.

As long as you are secure with yourself, and as long as she doesn't call you out on it (not teasing) then your good to go
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brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9629 Posts
March 31 2011 20:18 GMT
#19
i would love to. sugar momma ftw. seriously that would be stellar.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
March 31 2011 20:22 GMT
#20
I'm on disability, so my wife is the breadwinner. My disability check is ~1/3 of what she pulls in monthly. Doesn't bother me in the least. Of course, I'm also watching the kid, so that helps prevent emasculation, but all in all, I think it's up to your self confidence as to whether you can handle it.

I generally let my wife be the one who pulls out the card, since she brings in more money than me, I don't feel some irrational need to look like I completely control and dominate any portion of the relationship, let alone something as silly as the money.

But then, I have what's probably a slight ego problem, and couldn't care less what anyone says or thinks.
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