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No. Not financial...but yes for "Potential".
And I have had the financial thing done to me MANY TIMES while I was living in a third-world country, where, at the time, the per capita income was around $550.00 per YEAR. On paper, I was making much more than their president.... but he was stealing the country's wealth so there was that... Background: I worked on a large military installation and was at the top of the enlisted ranks.... and I was in my early 30's and was single. Hence all the girls (young women) in town saw me as a target of marriage because of my financial status... not thinking of much of anything else.
To be honest, I went after the "arm candy" (yes, shallow...I know). And I dated (a lot), but while I found most dating partners to be fun, the substance (potential) just wasn't there. Often, I detected immediately that they were hung up on my status (rank/money) or they had little to no ambition other than seeing if I would marry them and rescue their family from poverty.
But there is a happy ending.... after getting bored with the "arm candy" dating scenario, I was introduced to my future (and current still after 30+ years) wife when one of her friends told me my now wife had a crush on me and I should pursue her.
And I have had the financial thing done to me MANY TIMES while I was living in a third-world country, where, at the time, the per capita income was around $550.00 per YEAR. On paper, I was making much more than their president.... but he was stealing the country's wealth so there was that... Background: I worked on a large military installation and was at the top of the enlisted ranks.... and I was in my early 30's and was single. Hence all the girls (young women) in town saw me as a target of marriage because of my financial status... not thinking of much of anything else.
To be honest, I went after the "arm candy" (yes, shallow...I know). And I dated (a lot), but while I found most dating partners to be fun, the substance (potential) just wasn't there. Often, I detected immediately that they were hung up on my status (rank/money) or they had little to no ambition other than seeing if I would marry them and rescue their family from poverty.
But there is a happy ending.... after getting bored with the "arm candy" dating scenario, I was introduced to my future (and current still after 30+ years) wife when one of her friends told me my now wife had a crush on me and I should pursue her.

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@Threepio You expressed your experience pretty well in words. Which country are you talking about? I read that the President was stealing - Are you talking about Nigeria? Just curious.

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@eMortal I don't quite agree with the concept of Third World countries. A Third World country is an outdated and offensive term for a developing nation characterized by a population with low and middle incomes, and other socio-economic indicators. If we have to go with the Third World countries list, the United Kingdom, Japan, Russia, France, China, and many more countries including my country, India fall in that list. Therefore, it looks like only United States is exempted from that list. lol
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/third-world-countries
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/third-world-countries