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Would you sacrifice a significant business opportunity that promises lifelong financial security to make a relationship work?

Poll - Total Votes: 28
I am a man and I would.
I am a woman and I would
I am genderqueer and I would
I am a man and I would not.
I am a woman and I would not.
I am genderqueer and I would not.
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Elessar · 31-35, M
If she's rich and gives me an allowance greater than the potential salary, and maybe is 80+ and willingly to make me the only mention in her will, in a heartbeat
Miram · 31-35, F
@Elessar Wrong thread. You should have put this in the sugar mommy sign up one.
SW-User
@Miram aren't you the broker for sugar mommas?
eMortal · M
If the business is already thriving, bringing in good money, the answer is easy. I wouldn't. If I have signed contract for job that pays 250k to 7 figures, I wouldn't. If it is a startup that's promising, I would give it a shot for another year before giving my final answer.
People fall in and out of love everyday. All it takes is spending quality time with someone. All of a sudden you'll start looking at each other differently. You cannot guarantee you or your partner won't meet someone else even if you live together.
Plus if you make a lot of money but still miss your ex, you can join them maybe 2 twice a year.
When it comes to romantic relationships vs money, choose money. You'll be surprised how wide your dating pool is and how beautiful a romance can be when you have a lot of money.
AntisocialTroll · 56-60, F
Having become as disabled as I am, I'd take the money, I've never been great at relationships and I'd rather be able to pay for the things I need than have someone I'm essentially dependent on as a carer.
I am a man, and I would. Granted, I'd do it for a wife, but probably not a girlfriend who didn't know if she's willing to marry.
Miram · 31-35, F
@BRUUH how many girlfriends have you had so far and when will you get married
@Miram If by girlfriend you mean a female friend who I get romantic with, make out with, or get sexual with, then a few. If you mean someone who mutually had an understanding with me that we are in a boyfriend/girlfriend dynamic, then like... three, and two of them were literally when I was in middle school 😅

Part of the reason for that is because I care about marriage so much, which brings me to answering your second question. I am an extreme monogamist who believes in marriage, and I think it's honestly wrong to be with someone who you're sure you'll never have the connection of "I will give my life to you". This is why I have had so few girlfriends, cause I didn't wanna waste their time, or break their heart.
There was an older woman who took me in and taught me about sex. She was kinda like a girlfriend looking back, but we never commited, and there was no heartbreak or anything when she got with a dude; we're still close friends.
I'v thought about the whole girlfriend/boyfriend dynamic, but i'm not sure it's for me unless I really think she could be the one, other wise there's too much heartbreak, plus it feels kinda like using someone, right? Idk, that's how I see it. What do you think?

Oh, and i still haven't made telegram. Sorry. i'm lazy. I wanna talk with you tho. Hope all is well with you, i actually think about you when I imagine someone I wanna share thoughts on things with.
fun4us2b · M
I would if it made sense

One could always seek another great job opportunity...but true love, that's a tough one.
exchrist · 36-40
Im a man and money isnt everything. Also promises of money are often false.
SUPERVlXEN · F
I’m a woman and I would if I feel my relationship and love is worth fighting for.
Fishy · 36-40, F
Tbh, I don't think I would ever trust someone enough to be able to do that.

My own business is a backup for if things go sour or if I need out.

If they want to take away my backup and "block the emergency exit" so to speak, then I would wonder about their intentions
Carla · 61-69, F
BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F
No because if the other person is really after my interest, they wouldn’t let me do this, they would help me make it work regardless.
BlueVeins · 26-30
I initially answered yes, but now that I think about it, fuck that. I've been single for a long time and it's really not that bad. Besides, if I lost this job, there's no possible way I'd be able to get another one.
deadgerbil · 26-30, M
One is a guarantee and the other can be over if the wind blows the wrong way. I'll take the money any day over someone who could be flaky
Steve42 · 56-60, M
Depends how close I was to the other human.
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
I don't think I can fairly answer this.
Rokan · 36-40, M
Success in relationships is often rooted in money
Vetrov · 61-69, M
It been done…
Pretty Woman 👩
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
I'm a man and I would.
Some things are more important than money.
SW-User
My husband did.
Miram · 31-35, F
@SW-User Do you feel it was the right call?
SW-User
@Miram The other option would have been me going to live in Texas. We're both happier here.
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
I'm going to need more details. I don't need to be rich, but long term financial security is essentially a constant source of stress for me. If I have a significant other that doesn't understand how important financial stability is to me, I'm not sure if there is any making it work.

I'm missing a leg, my hands are fucked, I've got my mind but it's getting older and competing with younger, sharper folks and now AI makes me afraid of how difficult getting a new job would be if I found myself unemployed. It's basically existential to me unless my partner brings the financial security.

That said, if my partner is brining lifelong financial security into the picture and I feel like the relationship is in a solid place, I'll follow her lead there.

We don't need to be rich, but I don't want to be one of the large number of middle aged men committing suicide because of economic insecurity (it's a real thing and the numbers are high).
caccoon · 36-40
I would not

 
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