Rich man marries poor girl? Not in the real world!

Recently, I read a novel that I basically enjoyed, but one thing in that book really touched a nerve with me. One character in the story is a wealthy public figure and he’s in a relationship with a woman who is not so wealthy, not so famous, and not so widely known.

Well, he WAS, anyway. He didn’t exactly live.

But the thing that bugged me was this man’s family pressuring him to break off his engagement to the woman and be with someone else – preferably, someone with more money and fame. Specifically, someone who was famous like him.

This bothered me a lot because it reminded me of how the rich only want to be with the rich. And this man in the story was very likely to do what his family wanted him to do and break things off with that woman! It probably would have happened, if he hadn’t been killed. Rich people only want to be in relationships with rich people. Rich people will only marry rich people. That’s the way it’s been and the way it always will be.

Now, I understand WHY things are this way. I know that “people in power” and celebrities will only get close to a person who has the same degree of power or money or fame because this is how they protect themselves. Anyone under them can be unpredictable. They could be thieves, liars, manipulators, tricksters, users and, well, murderers. And, they could also pull them down to their level or embarrass them because they are not so well brought up or trained to be graceful or raised with the same morals they were. So, the rich person USUALLY gets together with another rich person because they both feel financially secure enough to have their own boundaries and trust issues in place. They feel it’s okay to trust another rich person because – guess what? That person is also rich! So they don’t put themselves at risk of losing money or anything else to that person.

On the other hand, there is the side of greed involved. Being with another rich person means they stand to gain more money, fame and maybe even a higher standing in society. They prefer to schmooze and rub shoulders with fellow wealthy and powerful people in order to get more attention and coverage in the media. They want to be noticed and talked about so they get into relationships with other wealthy people. And if they’re lucky enough to marry that person, then all the better: They’ll get more money from a divorce. This is why marriages don’t last in Hollywood: They were only after more money! Who cares about love. Love means NOTHING to them. They only see dollar signs and publicity.

And the rich would rather be selfish with their money too. They care only about themselves and they like to spend their money on THEMSELVES. They would rather be with someone who can already support themselves and their families so that they won’t have to shoulder any financial burden. Rich people only want to spend money on themselves and their happiness. Heaven forbid they spend any money on a non-wealthy person who has a kid to support! Help out someone with a kid? The scandal! The rich would rather spend the money on themselves and be selfish with their money. So, that is another reason why they only get into relationships with the rich.

And, finally, another reason why the rich only get into relationships with the rich is because of family pressure. A rich person usually comes from a rich family. The family stands to gain financially FROM that rich person. They all share his wealth. And if he got with someone who wasn’t so rich and ended up supporting that woman because, naturally, their lifestyle would be HIS lifestyle because he is used to it so much and she would try to uphold that lifestyle for him because she would now have all eyes on her, too, then that means his family would benefit from his wealth less. No more expensive vacations in Mexico, cruises, lush living arrangements or fancy clothes. They would lose out on his wealth because it is now being directed elsewhere. So of course the family pressures him to only have relationships with the wealthy.  

If someone who isn’t wealthy is even THINKING they have a chance to be with someone who is wealthy: STOP. Get your head out of the clouds. Stop dreaming. The rich only want to be with the rich. They like to play head games and hurt non-wealthy people and play with their emotions because it amuses them. That’s how they have fun. They would never, ever want to be with a non-wealthy person. It just doesn’t happen and won’t happen. The rich only want to be with the rich.