One of the most asked question in the 21^st century, what will you choose love or money? Despite the massive improvements in career options and social liberation, women nowadays still marry for money. These so-called “gold diggers” say that they are satisfied as long as they are financially stable. However being in a loveless marriage or in a marriage based on material gain does not bring any good at all. 

      Marrying for financial security has its historic roots, though these women may not have ended up with failed marriages, but neither did it result in a happy one. In the past, love wasn’t at all important. It only concerned having prosperity and wealth to both parties in order to have a good marriage. The Chinese family, used to practice arranged marriages in which it was the head of the family (usually the grandfather) who decide this. Until now, I still see some of my uncles and unties - who were cast by this burden, are still living together. Even if they appear happy, especially during gatherings, all of us know that infidelity had already worked its way into this so-called “good marriage”.     

      There are numerous benefits of marrying for love. According to Jamie Nishi, a writer in a website called CaliforniaPsychics, these benefits includes: having deep intimacy, mutual respect, a sense of fulfillment that comes from being loved in return, the satisfaction of teamwork, and quality time together - the kind of stuff that money just can’t buy. Some people would argue that marrying for money would be a better choice, because if ever the marriage doesn’t work out at least they would be left with a cash prize. But isn’t it better to have loved and lost?

     The people who marry for money fall apart quickly than those who marry for love. According to Jamie Nishi, 传奇私服 if there is no love, making the relationship last could turn out to be a hard endeavor. The love you have for the person is what will help you face the challenges of a married life. Another consequence of women marrying for money is they tend to become a trophy wife - an unanimated being. They are very attractive women who put themselves at risk in a loveless marriage, only to be treated as an object instead of a person. This may cause damage to the woman’s self-esteem later in the marriage. In addition, these women find the security in their wealthy husbands as a powerful aphrodisiac. So when Mr. Prince Charming loses his fortune, it instantly kills the relationship.

     It is all but natural to consider the man’s job to know if he is worth dating at all. Nonetheless, when the wedding bells ring, you should be in it for all the right reasons when you vow “for richer or for poorer” and actually mean it wholeheartedly. I know that I will! This is why I choose to be independent, so that in the end, I wouldn’t have to turn the relationship into a paycheck. Those people may fool themselves in believing that money can buy happiness, however, not the happiness of true love.