For the Love or For the Money

Jay Oriola

For the Love or For the Money

I recent read an article that discussed the various reasons for people deciding to get married. It mentioned some of the default and cliché reasons most of us know, but then it mentioned money. Money is indeed cliché, but it caught my eye for some reason. The article discussed different types of societal relationships that have saturated the dating and marriage game recently. The ideology of a ‘gold-digger’ came into play. The meaning behind a gold digger is one who comes in a relationship specifically to use the other person for their money.

Yes, it seems very selfish, but my question is that currently, are most of the relationships enabling potential and current gold-diggers? The article discussed how some partners yearn for for companionship so much that they endure their significant others characteristics that are not too attractive. It stated how most know gold-diggers as females in today’s society. Young females who prey on young but mainly older men who are financially stable and who yearn for younger females as well; an I scratch your back and you scratch mine type of relationship. Whether it is healthy or not, the article discusses how it is prevalent. It also discussed how some older women known as cougars to the media also play their part in the gold-digger saga. The coin is flipped in this circumstance, mainly where older females are said to look for younger men to be with in whatever manner they wish while they support them financially. Somehow, these skewed relationships are said to last longer than expected, even some to marriage.