Can you marry with somebody older just for money and social position?

@icesmile (7160)
Romania
October 16, 2009 4:38pm CST
All time i ask myself this..why peoples want to marry with somebody just for money? Can you imagine how this person can feel...because she or he know very well that other person inside know for what you marry with him; Can you marry with a older woman just because want a worm place, and want to be secure? Why a younger girl can marry with a man older...sometimes with 20 maybe 30 years older? If you know that somebody older love you and accept you as you are...you will make this step ..to marry even you want a older person for money or for feel secure?
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24 responses
@jugsjugs (12967)
16 Oct 09
I think there are alot of people that do marry for money as well as status,there are also alot of people who get married for the sake of saying they are married or so that they do not feel like they are going to be left single as all of their friends are now married.I think it is a sad thing that people get married for all the wrong reasons.
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@icesmile (7160)
• Romania
17 Oct 09
Hi, you are right, all this kind of reasons can make life a real hell, and when wake up is a desaster...
@wengerts (42)
• Philippines
17 Oct 09
Personally, I would not marry someone just for money. But I perfectly understand why some people can do such. The answer is-- financial stability. People wanted to be secured that a good future awaits them. And who knows, love and romance will come after the marriage.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 09
and what if love and romance do not come after the marriage?
@chimrani (1426)
• India
17 Oct 09
why marry for money - new modern peoples marry only for money.
yes u r thinking is right and i too think this.i saw many of the people here who marry only for money. but life comes one time,so marry only whom u love not for money.
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
16 Oct 09
I definitely could not. Those things might be nice but ultimately they aren't important and in the end they wont make you happy. For me love is the most important thing, if I didn't love the person then all the money and social status is the world would not make a difference.
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@agv0419 (3022)
• Philippines
17 Oct 09
I'm als can't marry older men which can be my father or uncle. Others can do that because they want security or money. This kind of marriages someetimes is failure because in the end you going realize your not compatible on each other.
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
17 Oct 09
No I have a hard enough time using people for even small things. I don't think that I could play with someone's mind and emotions like that just to bring myself material success. I think that a relationship is worth so much more then any money or item that you could own would be worth.
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@Craicha (801)
17 Oct 09
yah i saw and heared lots younger women married an old guy for there security and purposes.....but if you ask me i prefer older guy but i want love more than money...!!!
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• Brazil
17 Oct 09
No, I can't. I don't think it's a good way, I think that you have to get married with someone that you really like, someone that "complete" you, that you will want to live with for all your life, and it's a difficult choice. You have to use your heart to do this choice, not the brain.
@udnisak (609)
• Australia
17 Oct 09
i cant marry a woman just for money.. it will be so weird for me.. i want a girl of mytype.. if the girl in my dreams have money.. well i wont mind..lol.. but older women with money will not be my option.. if this sold woman is the woman in my dream then i wont mind eihter..
• Philippines
17 Oct 09
Well, that is what is happening to me right now as a lot of relatives are pushing and pulling to get marry for comfort and not for love as they says love would just develop when two live in one house. For other people it works for me I probably refuse thus I am always been label as stubborn as I always disobey whatever dictation or suggestion i receive. Thus, I could say that when I like it i do and when i dislike i mean it and nothing could convince me. I do not like to get marry because this person is rich,kind,or have all the complete luxury in life or marry out of pity though I think it would not work..
@magic9 (980)
• China
18 Oct 09
If the question were raised few years ago, I would definately say no way! But now I have to say that there might be some possibility to do so. But don't get me wrong, I am not that material as one might think. The reason that I might support this phenomenon is that to marry someone really rich can save you lots of efforts or even lifetime efforts. And you can promise a good living condition to your kids and family. There is economic stability. I know some may argue that we should always put LOVE in the first place. But I should say for a woman, the kids and her family is all she has and all she wants when she is married. Love and passion will fade away as time goes by, but not kinship.
@marianna45 (1399)
• Romania
17 Oct 09
I am woman, and i had so many ocasions to make a marriage for money and for social advantages, but because i am a very independent person, and i think that in a marriage must to exist love, i never accept a "deal" just for money. I don t care if is younger or older, but for sure that i have other criteria if i will choice a husband. love, comunication, respect. no. for sure not
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17 Oct 09
I myself could never marry for money or status. I either want my hear in the marriage and give it everything I had than do it for material gain. I do not want someone elses work or money I want my own. Although not everyone who marries someone older does marry for money or status but I know I would never do it.
• India
18 Nov 09
Ok dear but the people who is poor and unable to make bothends meet ,that person want to make life easy and they think now oppurtunity came in this way ,so why would they not accept it after all money is money
@ample03 (403)
• India
17 Oct 09
Really I could never do that nor do I think that this is a good thing to do. My first preference is love. I could never marry a person for money or social position. Money can make us reach and we can get a social position too by marrying an old man but definitely they can not become sources of Love and affection.
@SACHIN2708 (1634)
• India
18 Nov 09
Dear money is big and very pwerful ,There is no problem to marry with older if he is rich see, for life money is very important and but there is wrong if you will not be honest after marriage .I know that just for money youngers do marriage with older but after that they should be honest .I did not get any oppurtunities like that................
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 09
icesmile That would be almost cruel if you would just marry someone older because he is wealthy and has social position. The other person is going to soon realize you only married him for his money. that is so unkind, knowing that you do not even love this person, he will hurt so much inside.' You will be labeled a gold digger and that would serve you darned well. I would never do that. I married a man who had very little money but we loved each other and that was better 'than just money any day.The woman that does that has to be a cold hearted monster no matter how she may dress herself up.The name a lot of people call her is Gold Digger and it really does fit.
@Keola12 (799)
• United States
17 Oct 09
Personally, I feel that to marry someone who is older just for money and social position is immoral. It's just wrong and it's dishonest. The people who marry someone for money and social position can never find happiness in their marriage. So they general try to find happiness in their new found wealth, property, and material possessions. But what they fail to understand is that their wealth can never love them back.
@zhouxi (1752)
• China
17 Oct 09
no ,i would n't marry a person just for money and social posistion without love.i would n't like cheating myself feelings and others.if love exist,i think money and social position is not a problem.it's a pleasure that your money is earned by your ability.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
17 Oct 09
I could only marry someone for love. Marrying someone for money and social position is not a good reason to wed. It would not make any difference to me if the person I married was young or old. If there wasn't love, the relationship would never survive. No amount of money is worth a life without love.
• India
17 Oct 09
hi... no ways i won marry any man for money if he s old also..i don give much importance for money...have a nice day !!!!!
@rhycolez (81)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 09
No, I think that's not the wise decision. You should marry somebody with true love beside money and social position also a very important part in our life. Everything can be bought by money but not love.