If your girlfriend makes a lot more than you, and she pays for your dates, trips, etc., do you feel bad about it or no?

  • CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    Realistically you can get what? 10x more than your starting salary though the course of your career?

    Whereas being born into the right family means you can be paid 1000x for a fraction of the effort.

    Would you want to split it 50/50 with a person like that?

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      28 days ago

      Sure, your numbers are probably correct. But also I was thinking of, like, someone who makes 45k dating someone who makes 150k - eg, a teacher dating a doctor or something. I, personally, can’t imagine dating someone who makes, say, a 100 million dollar salary.

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        28 days ago

        But a teacher can’t realistically increase their salary to the doctor’s level through hard work.

        Actually a doctor generally can’t increase much either unless they work private and are paid per patient.

        In any case, using the 50k vs 150k example, the 150k earner will generally have more than 3x the disposable income. Still seems pretty unfair to split things 50/50.

        It’s easier just dating someone in the same income bracket.