Love and Money

@BYOLA2871 (4371)
South Africa
May 17, 2008 1:17pm CST
As I make this post I am listening to a very old song that was very popular in the late 80s, its chorus is “No romance without finance”. Looking around, I tend to agree with this song, finance has become a major issue in romance these days .It seems one cannot really enjoy a good relationship if you don’t have well-loaded pocket. Do you agree with this?
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@grammasnook (1871)
• United States
17 May 08
Honestly I do not agree, If it takes money to be or feel romanced then the word is being misused. Romance is an action and it does not have to involve money. It can be words and thoughts that are carried out. My husband just called me last week from work and told me to hurry up and put the radio on 98.5 I scurried thinking something was wrong. When I found the station it was our wedding song. Now that is ROMANTIC. This is just an example, in my eyes money could never by love nor happiness. I wish for Love to stay for a lifetime but money you can lose the very next day. What has happened is that this world has gotten so materialistic that the finer things in life have been forgotten.
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@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
18 May 08
yes i agree with you that to feel romantic you dont need so much money but am alos happy that you realise that the whole world has become so materialistic that everything is measured in terms of how much you are worth including romance
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
17 May 08
I'm not sure that someone's pockets have to be well-loaded but the income someone has, or the potential income they can have, do play a part in attraction. From a woman's perspective, what a man has accomplished, or plans to accomplish, and what he has already obtained say a lot about him. If he has no ambition he will not be as good a provider as someone who has plans and goals. If he spends every dime he earns as soon as he's paid he gives the impression of being irresponsible and single women are interested in security. Some of the single women I know have a check list of sorts that they use to evaluate a new man. He must have a job with a future or set goals. He must have a checking account which shows that he can handle money. He must have a vehicle, preferable one that he's making monthly payments on, which shows dependability. And, since I live in the south, he must be respectful towards his momma, which shows that he will be respectful to his wife.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
18 May 08
well,quite a good list of credentials for eligibility but have thought about what the lady herself must have?anyway i do believe that a man worth his corns must have plands for his future and have a level of dependability and yes security is very important to both man and woman,no one wante to suddenly find themselves with nothing to hold on to.
@Michal51 (659)
• Germany
17 May 08
In my heart i completely disagree with it. However there is part of my brain saying "That's true". Cause if people have money problems they do not focus on their relationships. Many marriages failed because of financial situation...
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
18 May 08
yes now we are talking from the same point of view i did not have so much when i met my spouse and things got a little tight along the line but we weathered it all together today we are better off,but in all truth many young people will not do so much of that,money has been made a lot of issues.