Should Women Marry Money Essay

Women have been associated with marrying men for their money. There has been the narrative that no matter how old a man is, he is capable of finding a wife as long as he has money. Not only are women willing to get married to such men, but they are also willing to be their mistresses as long as they are gaining the financial benefit. Celebrity women who become millionaires after divorces are also said to have been gold diggers during the time of their marriage (Lamanna et al 27). A survey that was conducted by Price and Associates on marriage and money, it was found that two thirds of 1134 women interviewed were “very” motivated to marry a man earning income ranging from $30,000 to $60,000. This survey also found that women are willing to say “yes, I do” to a man they don’t like if a prize of $1.5 million is surrendered by man to

Someone joked that if money could be married, all men will be single! The authors of Smart Girls Marry Money, Daniela Drake and Ford (12) believe that women should marry money in men because if one marries for love, marriage will be tasteless when love will diminish. They base their argument by the fact that value of money will never diminish and thus will stay longer in marriage. I tend to disagree with these authors because they failed to note that if money does not diminish, the person working for money will have to retire one day. Therefore, in case he didn’t invest their marriage will be on rock too. Ford on her side seems to defend her argument given that she is the victim of marriage for love that ended up in divorce and traumatized her (Ford and Daniela, 22). In support for marriage for money by ladies, she argues that women in marriage normally depend on their husband for financial support and in times of divorce, they are the most affected and suffers. Thus, she recommends women to marry for money as the security in