| Just hours after the "Natural Selection Speed Date" | | | | these two factors. In addition to beauty, which looks |
| event was held on February 7 in New York, | | | | different to everyone, and financial provision, which |
| commentary and polls sprang up everywhere to | | | | varies from one household to the next, men and |
| discuss the "fairness" of an event wherein wealthy | | | | women want basically the same thing: to love and to |
| men and beautiful women need only apply. | | | | be loved for who they are, not for the money they |
| As for the men, the criteria for wealth ranged from a | | | | make or the size of their thighs. No one wants to |
| salary of $200,000.00 for men aged 25 and below to | | | | wake up in the morning only to check their bank |
| $500,000.00 for men aged 30 and above. A man who | | | | account or look in the mirror to see if they will still be |
| was not gainfully employed or did not have a salary | | | | married at the end of the day. This world is scarey |
| within those limits could still qualify with invested assets | | | | enough without throwing in the uncertainty of love |
| of at least $1 million or a trust fund of at least $4 million. | | | | based solely on such measurements. |
| The only requirement for the women was that they | | | | In any relationship, attraction is based on a variety of |
| had to be beautiful, based on the judgment of celebrity | | | | qualities. What is attractive to me isn't the same as |
| matchmaker Janis Spindel. To determine beauty, she | | | | what's attractive to someone else, but attraction that |
| required five pictures, nothing more nothing less. No | | | | leads to marriage must be based on more than good |
| additional information would even be accepted. | | | | looks and money to survive. It must be based on trust, |
| According to a blurb on the Pocket Change website, | | | | mutual respect, shared interests, love that is actively |
| the sponsors of the event, "Pocket Change is honoring | | | | working toward staying in love, a desire to grow and |
| the age old union of wealthy men and hot girls. Society | | | | learn about each other as life changes, and so much |
| has taught us to not publicly acknowledge the obvious | | | | more. |
| - no longer dear friends. Women want money in a | | | | In all honesty, if men and women want to date based |
| man, men want beauty in a woman - this is a factual | | | | solely on money and looks, that is going to happen |
| force of nature. Women don't ask 'So, what does he | | | | whether there is a planned event or not. I do, however, |
| do for a living?' because they're interested in his | | | | wonder about the final statement made on the Pocket |
| personality and guys don't ask 'is she hot?' because | | | | Change website, "This genetic cleansing is how the |
| they're concerned with character. Guys know that | | | | wealthy stay beautiful." |
| money buys them the car, the house and the trophy | | | | How can this be? Doesn't it take two to make a child? |
| wife. This genetic cleansing is how the wealthy stay | | | | Wouldn't it logically take both a beautiful woman and a |
| beautiful." | | | | handsome man to create a beautiful child, or does |
| Wow! What a statement about where we are as a | | | | money plus an ugly man plus a beautiful woman make |
| society. While it is true that men are more visual and | | | | a beautiful wealthy child? You do the math, but there |
| are thus attracted to women based first on their | | | | seems to be a flaw in the logic behind that statement. |
| appearance, what happens when the woman gains | | | | A couple of quotes sum it up best. First, Bill Wundram, |
| weight, becomes ill, or freckles start to show where | | | | Iowa Quad Cities Times, says, "In the final analysis, love |
| once there was just creamy, smooth skin? Is she still | | | | is the only reflection of man's worth," and Joanne |
| beautiful or will she be thrown over for a woman who | | | | Woodward, wife of actor and very rich man, Paul |
| has not gained weight, been stricken by a disease, and | | | | Newman, sums it up this way: "Sexiness wears thin |
| has stayed out of the sun to retain her creamy | | | | after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a |
| complexion? | | | | man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's |
| And what happens to the man if he loses his job or his | | | | a real treat." |
| investments fail? Does the woman turn her desire to | | | | In the final analysis, love isn't just riches and it isn't just |
| the next man on her list who makes enough money to | | | | beauty. Don't worry about your bank account or |
| keep her in the manner in which she is accustomed? | | | | whether one ear is lower than the other, find a man or |
| While I do agree that men are attracted by beauty | | | | a woman who loves you for who you are and do the |
| and women don't want to live paycheck to paycheck, | | | | same in return. There is no better substitute. |
| there is much more to relationships and marriage than | | | | |
