# Dating if you're wealthy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-if-youre-wealthy/704637>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 14, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-if-youre-wealthy/704637 "2014-11-14T19:18:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Lowdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-if-youre-wealthy/704637/41 "2014-11-17T17:09:53Z")

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> [@Hector\_St\_Clare](#):
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> shorter version: as **John Mace** says, if flaunting status makes me more attractive to good looking 18-year olds, why wouldn’t I?

This is something that seems pretty great in theory, but I can assure you it stops being great the first time you figure out someone you have genuine feelings for is using you. That is not what I would call a good time.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-if-youre-wealthy/704637/42 "2014-11-17T18:05:45Z")

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> [@HipGnosis](#):
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> Correction; it helps a lot if they **THINK** you’re rich, and it works for both sexes.  
> It’s also been used by the ‘datee’ to falsely portray that they are also ‘well to do’ to be (more) readily accepted.

Alternatively, be sure to have a steady supply of cocaine. (Or so I’ve heard.)

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