Well... a lot of people look for improving their financial situation for any price, so to say, without bothering about anything else. You never know what is "of course" with the next human being :)
Domestic violence is a different topic, but I'm sure it has a financial angle: women earn less money just because they are women and very often cannot afford to leave an abusive relationship. Totally heartbreaking :(
You can be busy with different tasks all day long and still have no income: I have a few acquaintances, who do a lot of volunteer job. By definition they get no monetary compensation.
I've been at a date with a man, who told (he wasn't bragging, it just came naturally during conversation) that he has an apartment on one of Canary Islands, plays golf in Scotland, spends Christmas in Caribbean and summer in Aegean on own yacht. I didn't feel comfortable: it's not my league and never will be. I just never will be able to earn much enough to at least have suitable clothes for that life style, let alone jewelry. So it was a dead-end.
Another admirer planned our 5-days holiday in Denmark, the route, the hotels, estimated the costs, everything. I was very grateful that he took the task, I worked extra to get a few days off, but 2 days before departure he informed me that he couldn't afford his part of the cost. The whole thing felt ridiculous, but I decided not to pick up his tab and it became a dead-end too.
Financial equality important for me. I don't want to be in a "poor relative" role, nor want I drag alone someone, who cannot pay for himself.
Is it right to assume, than money (or lack thereof) will never be a question at any stage in your relationship? In that case I do admire your and Melody's attitude. That's real freedom.
Alas, I live in a material world there we are expected to pay taxes and bills :(
It’s known that financial strain doesn’t improve relationship. But let’s talk about difference in incomes. Would it create some strain? Money is power in our world, after all.
So how much difference in income between you and your partner would be comfortable for you? (Could be expressed as percent of your income.)
There are degrees in every side of human interaction. I wouldn’t want him to lie about his feelings to me and what our relationship means to him. Nor would I want him to lie about significant events in his past. But I am of an opinion that a person is entitled for some private space – I myself need a lot – so he’s free to keep some parts of his soul to himself.
As you wish: I am not to confront a gang of 5-6 good-for-nothings when they whistle at me, as once I've seen what their kin is capable to do to someone, who confronted them. But you are welcome to do so.
Well... I saw once how a chain hits across a face tearing bits of flesh as it gets off. So thanksnothanks. I leave the honour to your mother or sister or daughter or whatever woman you care about. If there is one.
but, if the woman were already RICH would she be looking for an elderly (prospective) Sugar Daddy
Do they really? Ain't it the case that OP is talking about scammers?
It's not so difficult to find a woman in her 60s, here or in the real life. It's also not so difficult to block certain ages (nationalities), if OP is so much disturbed by the attention from younger women. But why should he?
2. That's often the misunderstanding between Ingerlunders and the rest of the world comes from: the Ingerlunders talk about their own problems as if those problems were global, but most often than not your wee problems are not especially known outside your village. The rest of the world tries to look on a problem brother, more inclusive, so to say, more general, but I doubt it's possible to explain to an Ingerlunder.
I'd agree, though, that parking space costs more in bigger town overall in the world, but sure it's not a problem for the rich or?
An old experienced psychiatrist is showing around the premises (say CS forum) to a recently examinated young doctor.
- Here we have post-traumatic stress and there we have maniacs…
- Who’s that? - interrupts the young doctor, pointing at a very sad man sitting by a window, little needle-work in his hands, tears running down his face.
- Oh, it’s our old-timer: many-many years ago his fiancée turned around at the altar and run off with another man. Since then he’s doing nothing else, only crying. But let’s proceed, - the old doctor says and leads the young colleague to a barred window in a metal door, behind which they see a padded cell: - And here we have him – the other man.
Wouldn't do you much damage to learn some basics, as you have nothing to do anyway. Could also be handy, you enjoying the good will of an Anglophone country and all.
It's not the gender, it's the character of the child, that should be under consideration.
As example: a clever child, who listens and learns, who understands the connection between action and consequence, who behaves responsibly, should be given more freedom.
A child, who doesn't listen, who expects someone else take responsibility for its actions... well, it's Lee Charming and shouldn't be let out from his mother's basement. As in "ever".
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Income difference and relationship
I was madly in love (admittedly a couple of lives ago) and our paper ship didn't survive the very first financial storm.Still, he was the love of my life. I like to remember it. I'm not in hurry to revive it :)
I'm very practical nowadays.