I was talking to a friend tonight about a book he heard about of that basically teaches women how to "win" a "quality" guy. And by "quality," the author means "rich." He went on to describe some of the author’s key tips like not ordering apple martinis, but ordering scotch instead, or learning about wine not for the sake of gaining a new area of expertise, but more for the purpose of impressing his friends at a dinner party or the prep school reunion.
This whole idea is puzzling to me. Yes, it’s true that I’ve heard guys complain that so many women in the city only care about how much money a guy makes, but I really don’t think any of my female friends (or, to be fair, most of my female friends) are that type of woman. And I think the "quality" guys described in the book are really high-paid guys who find their confidence solely in the fact that they are high-paid. Who the hell wants to date that guy? Ick! May all the gold-digging women snatch them up and leave the rest of us with the good ones.
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But please don’t NOT date a guy just because he happens to be able to earn a good living! Some of them are really nice guys who just can’t help it. And if you have taken the time to learn about wine for your own enjoyment, what’s better than dating someone who can afford to treat you to the “good stuff”.
But please don’t NOT date a guy just because he happens to be able to earn a good living! Some of them are really nice guys who just can’t help it. And if you have taken the time to learn about wine for your own enjoyment, what’s better than dating someone who can afford to treat you to the “good stuff”.
AMEN to that!
AMEN to that!