So they’re the gold diggers now?
Jan Van Eyck, The Arnolfini Marriage
Quotes from the most-emailed NYT article of the day: More Men Marrying Wealthier Women.
“Men now are increasingly likely to marry wives with more education and income than they have, and the reverse is true for women.”
“We’ve known for some time that men need marriage more than women from the standpoint of physical and mental well-being. Now it is becoming increasingly important to their economic well-being as well.”
“But, I think for me, it comes down to compatibility. Can you grow with me? Or as my genius friend the textile designer says, she asks on first dates or meeting men in bars, ‘Do you have a passport and a library card?’ ”
“ ‘You are confident, have good credit, own your own business, travel around the world and are self-sufficient. What man is going to want you?’ He laughed, but I found that pretty depressing.”
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January 21st, 2010 at 21:36
I guess what you said is true. but think about it, theoretically we are all alone. We need not anyone to define waht life is for us. But according to Nietzschean beliefs that we tend to stick around with people who could make us hit the top. yes superiority is the name of the game.
This idea contradicts to the notion that it’s always the journey to life that matters. Miley Cyrus put it beautifully as, “ain’t about how fast I get there, ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side.” Miley was right but I need to add another proposition. This is a good syllogism. It is not about how fast I get there, it is about how long I stay on top. Rock on! Minions of Mephistopheles!