Would You Date Someone Outside of Your Social Class?


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LoveSong is offline LoveSong Post #1  August 14,2011, 5:05pm
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Would you date someone outside of your social class? This question is somewhat vague. So feel free to expand the issue.

Personally, I would. As long as there is no sponging off/taking advantage of the other persons wealth/success/what they come from.
I'm just curious on others opinions...
 
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I'm not sure this is the best conversation starter. If you say "no," you're close-minded. It's like asking, so what do you think of the Holocaust? Yes or nay?
 
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Hmmm...I need to word it better....
Not sure how this question is like asking about the Holocaust though.
 
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social class has far more to do with formalities than cash.
 
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i'm more concerned with someones ideas about money. some people have really skewed ideas on what money can do for them and their life. i'm interested in "traveling light" into this second half of my life, and someone that is overly concerned with "asset accrual" probably wouldnt be of interest to me.

now, this doesnt mean that they dont have money, its about what their perspective is on it.
 
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It depends. Social class is irrelevant, really.

I ask myself two questions regarding anyone I date regardless of social class.

1) What would my parents think of her?

2) What would my friends think of her at a dinner party?

If the answer to those two questions is negative then while I might go out with her if she is good company it most likely would not develop into a LTR.
 
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How far outside the Social Class?

I'm the kind of person that likes to plan, and pay for, dates myself sometimes...when I'm interested in the man.

So if his idea of the perfect date is jetting down to Tahiti for a week...and mine is a nice long drive in the country, followed by a picnic...

I'm just not sure how long I'd be comfortable with that arrangement.

If I date at all...it will be with marriage in mind, with someone I could see as "marriage" material. I don't mind if he has a little bit more than me...or even a little bit less...

...but I don't want to get used to living in the Hearst Castle, for instance...with servants following behind me at every waking moment.

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One of my big regrets is meeting people beneath my class.

Each proved pointless, and a waste of time.

Class is an outcome of things which matter greatly: motivation, ability, intelligence, effort ...

When I was younger, that wasn't a big deal; today, I don't want to waste any more time.
 
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While social class in and of itself isn't an issue, I wouldn't date someone I couldn't take to a black-tie event for work or social purposes. That alone means I am going to date a certain type of person at a certain level in life.

And then the person must be educated, interesting to talk to, ambitious, financially stable, etc.

So as long as they meet all of those qualifications I'm fine with their social status.
 
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My example of class is going out to a impressively nice dinner and having absolutely no clue about wine(s) and how all that mess works.
Went out with a meetup.com group and the waiter asked me, and I was like.. " just bring me whatever...."
 
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