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Saturday, April 29, 2006
Financial imbalance
steffie, 17, from new york asks:
Do guys honestly think in terms of "I'm not good enough for her?" Like a guy I know said that lots of guys think that they are not good enough for me because they come from financially much poorer backgrounds than me. Is this true or not? Because it seems really dumb.
VictorM's answer:
It may be dumb but it's totally true. It's ingrained in guys' collective gene pool to be the providers. If guys are poorer than you and feel they can't provide a life style that you're used to, they will be intimidated. Your guy friend is totally correct.
But it's not as dumb as it sounds. People generally are attracted to other people that are like them about things like: social status, economic status, religion, height, weight, intelligence, looks, etc. Everyone has some leeway about these dating parameters, but I'd say the major ones to guys are economic and height imbalance. In some cultures more than others, social status imbalance is major too.
Do guys honestly think in terms of "I'm not good enough for her?" Like a guy I know said that lots of guys think that they are not good enough for me because they come from financially much poorer backgrounds than me. Is this true or not? Because it seems really dumb.
VictorM's answer:
It may be dumb but it's totally true. It's ingrained in guys' collective gene pool to be the providers. If guys are poorer than you and feel they can't provide a life style that you're used to, they will be intimidated. Your guy friend is totally correct.
But it's not as dumb as it sounds. People generally are attracted to other people that are like them about things like: social status, economic status, religion, height, weight, intelligence, looks, etc. Everyone has some leeway about these dating parameters, but I'd say the major ones to guys are economic and height imbalance. In some cultures more than others, social status imbalance is major too.
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I need a new boyfriend. I pay for HIS shit and I only have a part time job!
And height isn't that big of a deal!!!!!!
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And height isn't that big of a deal!!!!!!
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