What is more important - money or love?

Indonesia
August 10, 2011 11:52am CST
I have mixed thoughts on a lot of things. I've tried to focus on my career, become more stable, so I can enjoy life more. I know some people are able to concentrate and do both, but I'm not so sure how to manage them. I must admit I've been in a relationship most of my adult life. This is like the first time I have been single for a while and it's kind of difficult. I wish sometimes when I accomplish things in my career, large or small targets, sometimes I wish I could share that with someone special, if you know what I mean. I'm not trying to brag on appearance, but I do not have a problem finding a new partner. I really want to improve my financial situation. I'm not sure if I should spend my time trying to meet new people. I know it's hard to find a good partner and I'm not sure I'm ready. I want my life to get together to live more comfortable financially. I've been in bad situations in the past because of finances. I do not want to experience that situation again. So I try to learn from my mistakes. So I try to concentrate on my work because I want to enjoy a good life. I know that life is short, but it's like I know money is important, but it is not everything, because we can not take with us when we die. However, we can, the memories of our relationship with ourselves. I know that some people can balance to find love and build their careers. I do not know if I should concentrate on my career or love or both. So I'm just confused now. Can you give me any advice on how to handle it?
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18 responses
@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
9 Mar 12
I think both of them are important. I think love is important in every relationship because it is hard to be with someone without love. If you love someone it is easy to do lot of task with them. Money is also important because how can we buy our love one a food and their financial need when we don't have money. If we love someone we also want to give them what they need so that's why i think both of them are important.
• India
11 Aug 11
Certain minimum level of financial security is essential to be able to live happily. One must decide the cut off for himself/herself. Once that level is reached one is at liberty to focus to fill the other vacuums in life.
@mods196621 (3652)
• Philippines
11 Aug 11
I love to read your post friend but the same problem arise how do we make money and in the middle of our love is hot.? I feel that we can manage both at the same time coz these two are important to all of us. We need money and we need love they have different category and they can be together with the right way of management. In my case how i wish i could have the love, but i am still lucky coz my husband really love me to the point of no conditional love. He is great when it comes to loving me. And because of that love he is trying to get all the things we need and he find money by working hard. I am also working and we both trying to find money. Happy to have both.
11 Aug 11
Hi dayang.. Yes sometimes it will make us think that money is more important than love. Because without it you can't have all the things you aim. You can't visit the place you like to see. You can neither eat the food you crave for. But how could we assure that, when there were lots of rich people who are not happy because they haven't felt the true happiness in their lives which is in the form of Love. I'ts really sound confusing. But as I read your discussion your such a bit confuse. All I can say is just follow your heart. Because Money can't buy Happiness..Cheer up girl!! God Bless You..Happy Mylotting
11 Aug 11
hi dayangsumbi:) Well if you can have both why not? but if you could only choose one I think love is more important than money, I saw some rich people but not really happy because there's no love in their life, and some are not that rich but happy because of love. but it's up to you to decide whats more important to you, I just hope that you'll be happy whatever that will be.
@myjoon (25)
• China
11 Aug 11
Well, everyone wants to enjoy a good life. And having a same target with someone special can let you have more passions to accomplish it. Then you may handle them. Maybe you will say I don't have extra time to meet someone, but I think you will finally meet the guy at the right time in some places. Life is short,but you can live with the guy you loved. You can accomplish a small or large target together and then you have memories and build your careers too.
• Philippines
11 Aug 11
Hey dayang... You know, I've asked that too and I've noticed that those that are somewhat successful in his/her career are not in a relationship, and those that are in a relationship are striving with their careers and such. These instance made me believe that really, we can't get the best of both worlds. Like everything must be in balance. If you are not that successful in your career, having a person you can depend on on your lowest times would fill in the empty space of not being so successful. Now, if you are successful, you can focus more on enjoying what you've worked hard for, you can focus on taking care of yourself and family and friends. But there are times that certain people and the kind of life they have would contradict this belief I have. Well, I know some people that have both, some people I know are in good financial status while in a relationship. Just now, a friend of mine placed a status which goes like this "I have a career and I have a husband... who says we can't have both?" So how come other people can't have both, while some can? Maybe everything has its perfect timing. They said that life goes up and down. Maybe, you are in the point of your life wherein you are bound to improve your individuality- like what you've said, your finances. Just pursue the things you want to focus on to for now if that will make you feel and become a better person. Enjoy every little thing being a single, because when the time comes that you're already ready to be in a relationship, it will surely come. And I'm sure, when the man who are yet to find you comes, he can't resist the wonderful woman you've become.
@umabharti (3972)
• India
11 Aug 11
yes both are important for life.Money as well as love.When both are there in the life then only it is Life.
• Romania
10 Aug 11
You can't actually say that you are a happy person when you are in love but with no money, or you are full of money but with no one close to you. To be a happy person you need to have a balance of love and money and you need to know how to create this balance - that's the main challenge. I usually think that one cannot reach true happiness, but experience different stages of being close enough to it.
@isloooboy (1733)
• United Arab Emirates
11 Aug 11
People say love is blind and I say Money is blind too because both need hard work to do before getting them, so love is life but money is life of wife. So we have to get both no matter what we pay in cost :D cheers
• India
10 Aug 11
from my point of view both love and money has equal importance in life as you can't enjoy money alone so you need a partner and without money there is no fun in life so money is needed to have a good life ,and for maintaing a good relationship money is required..so its better you should concentrate on both love and money ,or find a good partner who is able to earn sufficient for both of you and love you..!
@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
10 Aug 11
I think you are already financially stable to settle down. In finding a partner, you have to see to it that the person really loves you and not only after your money. I could not advise you on how to handle the situation but what I can share with you is my experience. I chose love. I married at an early age without thinking of the future. My husband and I were both jobless at that time. Now, I may sound disloyal already but I have to tell you that I become the breadwinner of the family because I tried so hard to have a stable job. When I first entered the government service, I was not given a regular position because the chief of the department where the chief executive of our city was supposed to assign me did not accept me because I was married. Men don't think so much of the future. That is why it was only me who tried so much in order that our finances will become better. Love will fade when there is no money plus constant couple's quarrel. That is what I think because of my experience. But I don't really know if I'm right. I also need some advice.
• China
11 Aug 11
There is difficult to find right partner in China. House,car,expensive wedding preparation, which as the rocks to block the road to wedding. You kown the estate price is down all over the wold except in china,because of chinese thousands traditional civilization:First marriage,then career.Everyone need the house before the marriage,but the house is so expensive in china for most of chinese,1 million can buy about50-60 square may be less in big city,as Peking,shanghai etc. So i think money is most important in China !
• United States
10 Aug 11
I rather be financially secure then be in love. That's just me though. I've been single for over 4 years and I have one baby girl. I do want another child through adoption, but love just doesn't fit into my lifestyle. And it doesn't make me sad or anything lol! I'm quite sure I'm asexual anyways. I think more people need to take the time to find out who they are and become more financially stable before jumping into relationships. Most people tend to think they need someone to complete them but it's just not true. You sound very smart to me and I wish you the best of luck!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
10 Aug 11
For me, I would have to say that love is far more important than money. Of course we need to have money to live, but it isn't money that gives me the motivation to get out of bed in the morning and it isn't money that is going to give me the simple joy of seeing my children smile. If I could only have one or the other, I would choose to have love over money any day of the week because my life would be hollow without the love of my husband and my children.
• Vietnam
10 Aug 11
Oh Dayang, I think you found the answer for your question, as you said, we can not take money with us when we die :D
@catof1 (683)
• United States
10 Aug 11
I used to think only love, but now days I don't know. Maybe we need to be smarter and get set up before we settle down. It hurts me to say this as I am a true romanitc but here I am on this site to make a little cash and meet people. WHY. Because the person I love has no money and does not believe in it either. He will only make enough ON purpose to just get by. When I was able to work I worked two jobs and went to school, I was making around 75k a year then I became sick and could not work. My first husband took the money and I never saw it stupid me. Now this current husband does not care. Good bad I don't know exept that it is very stressfull.
• Indonesia
10 Aug 11
i see that you need both,you need money cause your past experience and you need love too cause you feel empty without it so reach both of it...i believe you can manage you personal life so its not affecting your career