Would you marry for money?

I just read an interesting article in todays Wall Street Journal. An independent research firm surveyed a number of women and men and asked how many of them would marry an otherwise average person simply because they made a certain salary.





Overall more than 60% of women and 40% of men said they would. The range for those surveys (all between 20 y.o. and 45 y.o.) was between an income of $65,000 a year and a lump sum of $3 million in the bank. None asked for more.





So i'm doing my own survey. Would you marry a man or woman simply because of their bank roll? If so, how old are you, and what would it take to get you on the road to matrimony?

Would you marry for money?
I'm 27...and No, I wouldn't marry for money.





I just can't picture living with someone, spending my life with them, having kids with them, spending holidays and birthdays with them, taking care of them when they are sick, and I don't even love them. Life is short - I want the man that I marry to be someone who makes me smile, someone that I love to be around - even if he doesn't make that much $$.
Reply:Nah, I marry for companionship and great sex! Money is way at the bottom of my list
Reply:I am 28.......





I would love to marry for love. However, I do not see that happening. I would marry for money as my second choice. Second to not finding love. To get me on the road to matrimony would be for him to be respectful to me and kind.





FYI : What would I do once I married? I would dedicate my time to help my husband in his business and do charity work for kids with special needs.





P. S.I think it is stupid to say you would not marry for money when love has not come knocking on your door. And honestly I do not think love has come knocking a many of these answerers doors otherwise they would not be on Yahoo Answers on a saturday night as opposed to making love with their spouse. ( : ) ) %26lt;--%26gt;
Reply:No, because I can make my own money. I can't create a man with a great personality, no matter how hard I work. :) By the way, I'm 22.
Reply:no thats just stupid! y would u marry some 1 just cause theyre rich im 22
Reply:If you marry for money, be prepared to earn it.


No, not simply because of the bank account, but I would certainly consider it if we enjoyed each others company, had things in common etc...even if we weren't madly in love.


My age...let's just say over 45.


To marry JUST for money, it would take a millionaire.
Reply:Nope, marriage is complicated enough, why throw in the reason of doing it jsut for a buck or two. Although, I can see two people staying together because it's easier to make it together, other than seperately.
Reply:I met a woman once upon a time that told me if you marry for money you will pay . What do you supose this 80 year old gal was talking about?
Reply:I'm 31 I have 4 kids so yes I would and my basic motivation would be to raise my children not for personal greed
Reply:no I would not marry for money...only for love...which is what I did....he's in the Army...so you KNOW I didn't marry for money! lol!
Reply:no.
Reply:I'm 47. I married for love twice %26amp; those marriages didn't last. So what the hell, I'd marry for $ next time. I'd even consider marrying for health insurance. I would not marry if the man disgusted me.
Reply:Based on my dating experiences or the lack there of,


Yes hands down. Mostly, for companionship and


and etc.
Reply:Hell ya...I wont have to hall as s once of year collecting cookies for hard work
Reply:yes i would marry for money
Reply:Just because you marry someone with money doesn't mean that you will get your hands on it. You might live a good life as the husband/wife, but as far as doing what you want when you want , with the money could be another story.
Reply:No, I wouldn't marry for money no matter how much the guy had in the bank. Money tends to taint everything around it - people, decisions, emotions, and otherwise good natured folks. Money provides power and from what I've seen in my 32 years, power can change almost anyone....even the nicest person. Plus, even if you did marry for money....your SPOUSE is the one with the money, not YOU. If he or she is smart enough to have that kind of money, you better believe he or she will be smart enough to hold on to it and not give it to you! :) Your spouse would then have all the power in the r'ship and this leaves you vulnerable to all sorts of abuse. You would take it because you don't want to lose the lifestyle you love so much and because you have no money to even leave!
Reply:women love money!!! and a big crank is a plus too!!!!
Reply:that depends. if my future husband is about to die in a week due to old age and he doesnt expect me to perform sexual acts (and that includes a strip act) and he leaves me most of his fortune, then why not.
Reply:No. I'm 24.





I take marriage seriously, and I could never commit to someone for moolah. I'd need something a little more concrete, and a connection beyond the size of one's bank account.
Reply:No, i wouldn't b/c money cannot buy happiness as one always says....





Yeah, so I'm 16 and I understand life unlike those out there who go sniffing for money. That's pretty sad.

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