A Friend Stopped By | 06/25/2009 12:00 am
Isn't It Time We Marry for Money? The Gold Digger Debate, by Daniela Drake
In reality, we’re just two working moms who, like millions, are affected by some disturbing trends. Our inquiry started with a shared laugh. So we crafted the book as a satire, a comical query that satisfies two deep human longings — to laugh with understanding and to invoke corrective change.
After all, the latest studies say that after 40 years of feminism, women are unhappier. The reasons are many. Could it have to do with women working harder than ever? Or the fact that with disposable marriages we feel, well, disposable? Does it have to do with the fact that we have to keep working when our natural instinct might be to nest, mother or at least put our feet up? I’m not entirely sure, but I get the sneaking suspicion it might also have to do with those stilettos we’re all toddling around in these days. Whatever the case, change is needed, because something’s not right with this whole picture. And that’s no joke.























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Yep, we folk who have little money have little value.
James,
Where did that come from? I didn’t get that implication at all.
James,
Nothing says you can’t find a rich woman to marry;-)
I think the sad reality is that while women have infiltrated and succeeded in their professional lives, they’re still stuck with all the housewifey and kidly stuff in a marriage. [And on 5" stilettos!]
No wonder women are burned out. Blame it on the shoes.
The article is really demeaning. "Riches are more important than love", "romanticism is fleeting." I’m still madly in love with my woman who died 18 years ago. I wouldn’t call that "fleeting". There are many, many couples for whom romance has not died. Better to marry for romance than money. Reminds of the song by The Eagles, "Your Lyin’ Eyes."