Does Social Status Dictate Who You Are Willing to Settle Down With

Would you consider a person with a lower social status potential for anything serious? What is your limit?

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Permalink Reply by NYPRinVA on April 5, 2010 at 8:42pm

Hi Tim... I found your answer pretty interesting... in particular: "We have titles that describes those who's actions reflect that type of shortsighted thinking." Do you think it's shortsighted thinking to have standards for the person you want to have a serious relationship? Do you REALLY believe that: "Love transends ALL limitations!!!"... REALLY???

Permalink Reply by Iva on September 21, 2010 at 7:06pm

Thanx Tim appreciate the input. And very well put at that. But most successful men want a "trophy" person.....

Permalink Reply by Lion King on April 17, 2010 at 11:27am

Yes, I would if I loved that person and we compliment each other in terms of going in the same direction in life. Perhaps she would possess traits and characteristics that fit my lifestyle even if her bank account did not.

Permalink Reply by Bryce on April 17, 2010 at 6:15pm

Does Social Status Dictate Who You Are Willing to Settle Down With

No. What dictates who I'm willing to settle down with is balance of spirit, character and basically not being mentally unstable. Unfortunately, there are more women single women putting their energy into social status and buying shoes and thangs to make her girlfriends jealous than are investing in her personal core balance and stability. I don't care how many decorations you put on a tree, if you cut into it and it's rotten inside it's still not wood you can build anything with.

Permalink Reply by DJ Giovanni Nsane on May 23, 2010 at 2:09am

I don't think status should matter as much as character, moral and value systems, health status, the ability to take on responsibility and meet deadlines, juggle a household with a working spouse, take on part of the responsibility that women usually grab ahold of, the kids and all their activities, planning family outings and vacations, putting together a household budget and savings plan. I also think that this spouse should be able to hold up his/her vows in the relationship or marriage, such as integrity, compromise, sharing in the responsibility of all that encompasses the relationship itself, being able to treat you as you would like to be treated, accepting you, your family and all that makes you who you are as a person, faults and all. I could go on and on.

There will always be angst when sharing of responsibilities fall into play, but you should never close out an option to give a person a chance who may be on the rise in their life and status. If a person has shown that they have a plan and they are working that plan to get to a certain level in their life, then I say give them an opportunity to prove themselves. A lot of people look down on folk only because they are not on the same financial level as them.

Look at these billionaire moguls who either dropped out of grade school, high school or college. All they had was ambition, an idea, a dream.

Sir Richard Branson
Estimated net worth: 8.6 billion USD

Dean Kamen
Estimated net worth: Unclear, but thought to be in the billions USD

Bill Gates
Estimated net worth: 58 billion USD

Paul Allen
Estimated net worth: 18.0 billion USD

Ralph Lauren
Estimated net worth: 3.6 billion USD

Steve Jobs
Estimated net worth: 5.7 billion USD

Larry Ellison
Estimated net worth: 18.4 billion USD

Kirk Kerkorian
Estimated net worth: 18.0 billion USD

So as you can see it isn't status that really matters, because all of the aforementioned only gained status after falling down to the bottom of the barrel before rising like a phoenix to achieve all they started out to.

Permalink Reply by Iva on September 21, 2010 at 7:10pm

DJ G you are a wealth of information!!!!!!!

What I've seen most of my peers encounter men/women alike is most people they meet want to sustain this "status". If they're a doctor they don't typically want to introduce their teacher girlfriend or plain jane woman they want an equal. I agree with what you and other's have shared, it goes far greater than that but are we the minority?

I think two people can make better happen together. The great things are so much fun when shared but it takes a person with a true open mind to grasp that.

Permalink Reply by the SHADOW on June 10, 2011 at 10:07am

a Social Status Dictate is fake, superfical .... a woman's Potential thats real Status .... smiles ....

Does Social Status Dictate Who You Are Willing to Settle Down With

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