Choose: poor man/woman but a faithful partner or rich man/woman but unfaithful?

@rojane (500)
Philippines
May 21, 2007 10:51pm CST
this may sound so cliche-ish but we really can't have everything, right? even in love and in choosing your lifetime partner. so now, if you were to choose, who will you prefer: poor man/woman but is a faithful partner OR rich man/woman but unfaithful? i, who believe in true love, would choose a poor man but is faithful to me. besides, with love as our foundation, we'll both do and combine our efforts to climb up the ladder of poverty. what will i do with a rich guy but would have to share him with other girls? unfaithful partner is just a big no no for me.
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21 responses
• India
22 May 07
I think choosing the lifepartner is very important for i think woman but a faithful partner i donot prefer rich woman,prefering a lifepartner will play key role in my life and it will help upto my end so prefer faithful partner so she be in help everywhere at anytime.
@wotfpatty (2065)
• United States
17 Aug 07
I would go for the faithful poor man. I actually was married to that man! I have been married almost 23 years to the same man and, at one point, we were REALLY broke. Living day to day. Never able to pay the bills. But he was faithful to me and he was good to me and we were actually happy despite it all. Things are better now but I am glad I married the poor but faithful one. Together we built a decent life for ourselves and we're not poor anymore. Not rich by any means but we can pay the bills. Would I like more money? Heck yeah. But not at the expense of marrying some guy who cheats on me and who doesn't respect me. Good question!
• United States
21 Jun 07
I'd rather have a poor man who's faithful. Money is nothing if it causes great pain. It hurts too much to be cheated on to put up with it.
• India
14 Aug 07
Partner - Better understanding
I will prefer poor woman who will be faithfull to me. Money can be earned in any stage of life. But a partner comes once in life time. They have to be faithful to us. They should be supportive and help us in all difficult paths of our life.
@arsena (293)
• Germany
22 May 07
I think I prefere the poor one:). Money cannot replace love or a opened relationship.
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• United States
3 Jun 07
Well, when u say faithful, am I 2 assume that this is my SOULMATE? Because, I DO want faithfulness, but if someone's JUST faithful, even if we're NOT right 4 each other, then a lifetime with THAT person, ALONG with being BROKE, doesn't sound so good! LOL!!!!! But, if u're talking about being with "the 1", then yes, I would take faithfulness over the "riches", because money will only make my life comfortable in the MATERIAL sense, which IS important (I can't lie), but ultimately, I could only TRULY be FULFILLED by TRUE LOVE! So, if I HAVE my TRUE LOVE, I'd certainly want them 2 be faithful, above all else! I don't wanna share! LOL!!!!! But, if I'm with someone who ISN'T my life partner, then being faithful won't really matter, in which case, I'll take the MONEY! lol!!!!!
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
22 May 07
I would definitely choose a poor good man than a rich playboy. To me it is important to be happy and I wouldn't be happy with a cheat.
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@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
20 Aug 07
I would choose the faithful person without a doubt. Money is of little impotance to me.
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@nowment (1757)
• United States
22 May 07
Actually I know what I would choose because I was in that situation. One man, wanted to marry me, felt that I should always get my own way, would pamper me, spoil me, and he owned his own home, his own business, and worked for a major banking institution on top of owning his own business. The other man was the most honest man I hae ever known, someone I could trust and put a great deal of faith in, and both would have been faithful. But I choose the one who touched my heart the most, over the one who had the biggest bank account. The cynic in me says to choose the money, so that at least you can find some comfort zone in knowing you don't have to worry about bills etc, but when the time came for me to decide, the heart rather than the dollar signs caused me to decide.
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@muscare (3068)
• Australia
22 May 07
Money alone doesn't bring happiness, so the answer for me is definitely poor but faithful. Rich and faithful, even better,lol! No, my wife and I are not rich, but we are very happy. I think we are a lot happier than a lot of other couples around, nowadays, who seem too caught up in the pace of life, and trying to outdo each other in the money stakes.
@kooulet (69)
• Philippines
22 May 07
This is SUCH a GREAT topic! I really can relate to this one! I've just graduated and I've been waiting to have my first boyfriend whom I intend to be my lifetime partner soon. I've been courted by a few and I can't deny that I've met a variety. I was given the chance to choose and I wanted myself to consider a lot of things before finally choosing. Regarding the Poor man but faithful, I would rather have that over a rich, unfaithful man. Out of my experiences, I've tried hard to really pick the one and I have had it with unfaithful suitors. Just then I realized that it's great being with a faithful man. You can fell the sincerity sinking within you which is nothing compared to a 1 KARAT diamond ring or a $1000 dollar worth vacation. Thus, there is one thing that I have learned with life, never compare priceless love and experiences with material things and money matters.
@andrejuly84 (1047)
• Romania
19 Aug 07
i won't preffer the unfaithful partner nomatter how rich would be.i don't like such guys that think they can do everything because they have money,they think they can buy love.so i preffer the poor one loving me and beeing faithful to me
• China
17 Aug 07
Not only love but the material things we also need in our life. There is a good boy with faithful around me,but I dont accept him couse he has nothing. I'm waiting for the other who can give me the real life.I need safe. But I know I need love either. I can support myself in life.
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• Malaysia
20 Aug 07
I'd rather have a rich but unfaithful partner. Faithfulness doesn't matter much to me. =\
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@limcyjain (3516)
• India
14 Aug 07
I would choose a rich man who has had been unfaithful to others and then see that he becomes faithful towards me. I firmly believe that i have the looks and a mindset to deal with persons in a manner that they become faithful towards me and for my husband i would be there to do my best.
@asmurthy (2461)
• India
19 Jun 07
Not all poor men and women are faithful and not all rich men and women are unfaithful. When love strikes you don't think all these things. You just love and he or she may be poor or rich and faithful or unfaithful.
• Janesville, Wisconsin
23 May 07
I to would choose the faithful, as I would rather have someone be there for me, instead of have riches, and no one there for me when I need it. - DNatureofDTrain
• Canada
20 Aug 07
I'd rather be with someone who is poor and faithful than rich and unfaithful. Money isn't everything. Love is far more important to me than money ever will be,. I can't imagine why a person would let themselves get sucked in my money.
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• India
17 Jun 07
Depends if you are choosing them as gf or a wife.. If A girl fren i dont mind the rich lady.. but when it comes to wife material absolutely the Poor and faithfull.. i dont want my wife to cheat on me :)
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@guext65 (129)
• United States
27 Aug 07
I think in the real world, people still will like to know some rich guys/ladies. It has sad part. like you said rich guy may want to have more ladies around in his life. But you should know money is real in the real world. On some poor countries, ladies still will like to marry a rich man.
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