Wealth = attractiveness?

onomatopoeia99

No to wealth. Intelligence is the single biggest factor for me.

I'm male though, so possibly not in the target audience for this question!

fivetide

Surprising the amount of people who say it isn't a factor yet it seems to be a factor.


For example if I had a pound for every girl that said I was unattractive, eventually they'd find me attractive.


Case in point reporter to lanky goal post Peter Crouch, now married to a top model: "What would you be if you weren't a top flight footballer?"


Peter: "A virgin"

millysg1

financial security is "attractive" to me. E.g. if someone had lots of debts and never saved, id probably be "put off"!

Probably because im so on top of my own finances it would stress me out!

VestanPance

There's no doubt many women are attracted to wealthy men, but outside a small minority of gold digging the reasons are most likely fairly obvious.

People who have done well in life tend to be confident, ambitious and in men being alpha (making decisions, mentally/physically strong). Take the wealth away and those are things many women would find attractive anyway.

DKLS

I am not attracted to wealth, but I am attracted to ambition and confidence.

LandyAndy

notanewuser wrote: »

"So, Debbie McGee, what first attracted you to the millionaire Pail Daniels?"

That he always carried his money around in a bucket?

SailorSam

What's the name of that fella who runs Formula 1 racing, he always has a good looking young woman on his arm ?.... Bernie someone.

ben_m_g

Wealth is defiantly a factor to some (sorry, but mostly women in my experience, I have previous relationships that seem to back this up!)
On one end of the spectrum there are certainly people who solely think this is attractive over physical traits.

(I like this snopes article that seems relevant to topic http://www.snopes.com/love/dating/golddigger.asp)

I don't thinks it's always a shallow trait, and it is somewhat instinctive on a subconscious, biological level (provider / protector instinct).

I also think success, can be hand in hand with this.

We for example have both achieved much in our careers for our ages, although this is reflected in my earning and not OH. It is something I admire greatly in OH.

We are both driven confident people, who have a great deal of focus on our careers. This is as much part of our personalities as hobbies or favourite foods.

The litmus test is would you be interested in person X if they earnt less, being the same person.

Chlorine7

I am not attracted to men because they are rich but at my age I doubt I would give my number to someone who worked in Tesco. I'd much prefer he had a decent job and can afford to pay his half of an evening out.

My unemployed friend will happily spend his dad's money to buy a girl a nice meal and a few drinks just to get into her pants. Without the money and alcohol, I don't think he'd be so successful. Though he's more successful in Europe than the UK. So, there are plenty of women who are attracted to wealth over looks.

sax11

I would rather be attracted to someone who hasn't 2 pence to rub together than wealth as i'm in the same situation.

People who look at others for a free meal ticket are shallow and better off without