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To ask where you meet professional men?

542 replies

InsideMyBed · 16/12/2021 14:25

To people that have professional dh with high earning careers (over 100k salary Shock).

Where did you meet them and how did you get together?

Wondering because apart from consultant doctors and dentists that I interact with in clinical settings only, I don’t think I ever come across men who earn over 100k salary.

I feel like most people I know earn £18,000 - £55,000 at the most. I’m sure a few might be on £60k but £100,000 a year Shock. That seems like so much money to me. I’m a university graduate and most jobs in my industry pay between £25,000 - £35,000 a year.

Where do you meet men who earn over £100k a year? Apart from doctors, dentists and barristers. I’m a bit jealous I will admit because these are the kinds of men I don’t even have access to much less share my life with one! BlushShock

OP posts:
DrierThanANunsNasty · 16/12/2021 15:35

Ohhh this thread is gold (digging).

Before I bed any man I ensure I find out a few things:
What university he went to and what he studied
The full address of his parents house so I can look up how much it’s worth and see if he has a decent inheritance to look forward to
What his job and salary is now and what his salary prospects are
I also like to see 3 months worth of bank account details including savings and any debt

Highly recommend this approach OP. Good luck Hmm

Change123today · 16/12/2021 15:35

My husband earns not quite that figure but not far off. He didn’t when I met him far from it. We met at work and through his hard work he has worked his way up. But he still very much equal at home life as we both work full time and need to work as a team. I fell in love with him when he earned less. We both come from low income families, him from a single parent family. We both worry that it could all disappear tomorrow! And hoping one day we can leave London!! But I never thought he would earn this money wasn’t a criteria!!!

XelaM · 16/12/2021 15:35

@Shunpike In fairness my dad lied to my mum about EVERYTHING when they met (even the area where he lived) because he thought it would be a one-night's stand. Her parents actually discovered he was lying a few months into them dating. Over 40 years later they are still very happily married and my dad is the best husband and father in the world (if I say so myself). Sometimes you have to forgive a man for being an idiot at the start Grin

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 16/12/2021 15:35

At work?

I divorced one of these earners so i have to tell you it’s not the be all and end all! I’d rather have someone kind and reliable than a narc on a high salary

girlmom21 · 16/12/2021 15:36

@VladmirsPoutine 2 months of lies is 2 months too long for me

MorningStarling · 16/12/2021 15:36

The best way to meet a professional man with a lot of money is to be a successful woman who earns a lot of money yourself. They want a near-equal.

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 16/12/2021 15:38

Become an air hostess.

Punfreeusername · 16/12/2021 15:40

Hello,

Yes you go to

www.Imreallyshallowandmaterialistic.com

Hope that helps!

HolidayTime2021 · 16/12/2021 15:41

BA 1st lounge at Heathrow is probably prime location

gwenneh · 16/12/2021 15:42

@DrierThanANunsNasty

Ohhh this thread is gold (digging).

Before I bed any man I ensure I find out a few things:
What university he went to and what he studied
The full address of his parents house so I can look up how much it’s worth and see if he has a decent inheritance to look forward to
What his job and salary is now and what his salary prospects are
I also like to see 3 months worth of bank account details including savings and any debt

Highly recommend this approach OP. Good luck Hmm

This is the joke in my friend group -- I'm the "Head Of Dating" and any man who wants to date one of our friends is subject to these, and other, stringent requirements. They have to pass a panel interview as well.

It's dating by committee. It has, so far, prevented any further poor life choices! :D

ChargingBuck · 16/12/2021 15:42

I’m in my 20s and I don’t know anyone who earns anywhere near 100k! blush. I’m prepared to date older. Like 35+ years old. I’m not interested in men in their twenties anymore tbh.

Blimey. There are Sugar Daddy OLD sites, or you could try www.shallowgolddiggers.com

But why bother with all the relationship & marriage palaver?
You could go on Only Fans & be raking in rich men's cash in no time, if all that interests about a man is his wallet.

Shunpike · 16/12/2021 15:42

[quote XelaM]@Shunpike In fairness my dad lied to my mum about EVERYTHING when they met (even the area where he lived) because he thought it would be a one-night's stand. Her parents actually discovered he was lying a few months into them dating. Over 40 years later they are still very happily married and my dad is the best husband and father in the world (if I say so myself). Sometimes you have to forgive a man for being an idiot at the start Grin[/quote]
I'm glad it worked out for them, and I can see why he lied, I just couldn't be with someone who lied to me for months.

SilkLabrador · 16/12/2021 15:43

In a bar. But he didn't earn that much at the time.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 16/12/2021 15:44

IT contracting frequently pays the equivalent of a six figure salary
Just go down to the basement and look for the IT dept Grin

Cocomarine · 16/12/2021 15:45

How depressing.
Go out and earn a high salary yourself, and you’ll soon find yourself meeting people on a similar salary - through work, or through hobbies that you might be doing that are expensive. But the important bit there is - go earn your own high salary. Because otherwise, if you’re targeting wealthy men, you might as well just go with the stripe club option, as at least you’ll get paid whilst you’re looking 🤷🏻‍♀️

SparrowNest · 16/12/2021 15:45

Met him when he was a masters student and I was in my first graduate job and then he got promoted several times over the next decade.

Samedaysame · 16/12/2021 15:46

I have a friend that worked in the tax office in Dublin (many years ago) and she would look up the men she met on the tax system honestly she did. If they passed the Tax Test she would carry on dating them, have you any friends in the tax office opSmile mind you my friend never married or had a long term relationship

PinkWednesdays · 16/12/2021 15:47

At work. DH and I are both lawyers and we used to work for the same firm.

ChargingBuck · 16/12/2021 15:48

I earn much, much less than £100k

If you are so obsessed with money, why don't you earn more?
What makes you feel entitled to somebody else's earnings?
Why are you looking for a man to supply you with the cash you covet?

minipie · 16/12/2021 15:49

So what makes you think these men are going to be attracted to you OP?

queenMab99 · 16/12/2021 15:49

You have missed the boat, you should have chosen to be born into a wealthy high earning family, failing that, did you not keep an eye open for prospectively rich husbands at university? Too late now, you will have to make do with an Average Joe. I hope he is kind and loyal, and not money obsessed.

housemaus · 16/12/2021 15:49

If you want a £100k+ lifestyle, go and get yourself earning £100k.

🙃

rutnoast · 16/12/2021 15:50

We were close friends at university (STEM degrees)

He didn't show signs of becoming a high earner then though, he was always following passion projects instead of working on his degree. Maybe that's a good sign in hindsight, but I didn't think it was at the time :grin:

CharSiu · 16/12/2021 15:51

1% of the population earn 100k or over, its pretty tiny. We know two and they both happen to be men and both in London in the city, one is lovely and the other is the very devil himself. DH met them whilst they all studied at Cambridge. One is married and the other isn’t and the reason he isn’t is he is genuinely worried a woman may be after him because of his salary, so he certainly has relationships but no marriage ever and he is approaching late forties now.

PinkWednesdays · 16/12/2021 15:51

@Cocomarine

How depressing. Go out and earn a high salary yourself, and you’ll soon find yourself meeting people on a similar salary - through work, or through hobbies that you might be doing that are expensive. But the important bit there is - go earn your own high salary. Because otherwise, if you’re targeting wealthy men, you might as well just go with the stripe club option, as at least you’ll get paid whilst you’re looking 🤷🏻‍♀️
Good point. I blindly answered and didn’t even think about this!