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How to bag a rich husband?

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Sugarfish · 17/03/2023 16:38

I’m not really looking for a rich husband, I’m in a very happy long term relationship with my average earning partner, but I’ve seen a lot of threads here where women are married to dh’s who earn over 6 figures. And I’m just being nosey about how you met. Currently have covid and bored but also genuinely interested. Especially if you’re from different “classes” as I’m from a working class family and in my circles, no one earns close to that so I would not know where to look even if I did want to “marry well” as my mother would call it!

If you come from a high earning family, did you always have an expectation that you’d have a certain lifestyle so specifically chose someone with a high earning job? Or are you also a high earner and met through work / uni. If you’re a low earner compared to your husband, do you ever feel like he thinks he’s more important in the relationship because of this, and how did you meet him?

Also to switch it round for fairness, if you’re the higher earner, how did you meet and does your dh ever feel threatened? Do people ever comment on it?

Have any of you ever faced and snobbery / reverse snobbery due to your choice of Partner?

OP posts:
DojaPhat · 19/03/2023 09:18

@Lamelie All manner of reasons why many women are - kids, home-life, perhaps hasn't worked in a few years thus would struggle to find a job which pays enough let alone to attain a similar lifestyle she currently has with a 6 figure partner. Leaving 'wealth' to go it on your own with nothing to fall back on is incredibly daunting!

Lamelie · 19/03/2023 09:21

DojaPhat · 19/03/2023 09:18

@Lamelie All manner of reasons why many women are - kids, home-life, perhaps hasn't worked in a few years thus would struggle to find a job which pays enough let alone to attain a similar lifestyle she currently has with a 6 figure partner. Leaving 'wealth' to go it on your own with nothing to fall back on is incredibly daunting!

Thinking about trapped v. Hard to leave might help @Quirrelsotherface

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