Interesting discussion on gold-diggers...
"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 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."
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/the-economics-of-gold-digging/
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"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"
Well, of course when all emotion is taken out of the equation, I suppose this holds true. But with a more human approach, actually with age I would hope some people would improve...
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