(Thanks Larry for the story)
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What am I doing wrong?
Okay, I’m tired of beating around the bush. I’m a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I’m articulate and classy.
I’m not from New York . I’m looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don’t think I’m overreaching at all.Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But that’s where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won’t get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she’s not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?
Here are my questions specifically:
- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms
-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won’t hurt my feelings
-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I’m 25)?
- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I’ve seen really “榩lain jane’ boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I’ve seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What’s the story there?
- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?
- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY
Please hold your insults - I’m putting myself out there in an honest way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I’m being up front about it. I wouldn’t be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn’t able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.
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PostingID: 432279810THE ANSWER
Dear Pers-431649184:I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.
Firstly, I’m not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here’s how I see it.Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a crappy business deal. Here’s why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple. But here’s the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity”in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won’t be getting any more beautiful!
So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates! Let me explain, you’re 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!
So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold”hence the rub”marriage. It doesn’t make good business sense to “buy you”? (which is what you’re asking) so I’d rather lease. In case you think I’m being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It’s as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.
Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as “articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful”?
as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn’t found you, if not only for a tryout.By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn’t need to have this difficult conversation.
With all that said, I must say you’re going about it the right way.
Classic “pump and dump.”?
I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.
P.S.
To all you fabulous single ladies out there, learn what a “Domainer” mean. It is the new black in town 
This is great stuff. It was like hearing a conversation between an hooker and a pimp. Thanks for the laugh:)
Maybe I should not be laughing my axx off at this time but thisguy’s response is classic.
Thanks for the chuckle!
Interesting! Love the response!
Classic!
This may be the post of 2007. It was so good I had my wife read it, and she agreed.
Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy your time off!
Sahar, That’s the best thing I’ve read in a long time! Gotta pass this one around…
Sometimes it helps to reflect on what people want and what we say to them. No one is so smart to answer any human question with certainty.
This is great! I had a great laugh.
Plus, the rich fellow married to the plain jane? Maybe when they married he was not rich yet, she was young and pretty, and they married for love. Wow, there’s an idea.
Still, the response was classic.
This is hilarious and depressing at the same time. I love the girl describes herself as “classy”.
Thanks for my laugh of the day, Sahar…as DomainerPro points out, her missing ingredient is the most important 4-letter word of all…love.
lets be honest…. Love or no love…. every woman and man might have thought on this line
just that these two people put it all out in the open is a god thing.
the guy I think was just a bit rude….
Wow! Well said. Did this chick think that looks were everything? I know the guy I have loves me for the full package. I am not a young, curvy chick but I do have brains and I am not ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I think a man should look for a woman who is more self-sufficient, willing to budget and not spend friviously. This was well thought out. I hope many more men read the response. My mom always told me not to go for the most gorgeous man, he was sure to leave me for someone more beautiful.
This was an obvious setup. But it does leave question unanswered. How never gets love.