Wanted: One Sperm Donor -- Must Be Financially Secure

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'I've heard variations of this from an inordinate number of women who are determined to find a husband to take care of them. For them, the guy's income is as important, often more important, than who he is. But falling in love with a guy's wallet isn't a good foundation for a happy marriage. It doesn't create the kind of intimacy that's key to a loving relationship. And parenting may not be as effective when the parents don't have the right glue between them.
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I interviewed dozens of men for my book, All Men Are Jerks Until Proven Otherwise, which just came out in its 15th Anniversary edition. Many said sarcastically that they often feel they should bring a resume on a date because of the questions some women ask. Most don't want to just be somebody's meal ticket or to feel that who they are may not be nearly as important as their financial status. Yet many women continue to seek a financially secure guy to help them have the marriage and family they assume will make them happy.
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I warned my friend that after she has the rush of getting married and spending her husband's money for a while, she might be sorry. When the baby keeps her up at night and she looks at the man in her bed without feeling the kind of love connection that keeps marriages solid -- the kind that money can't buy -- and she feels unfulfilled as a woman because of it, don't call him a jerk. She's the jerk for selling her life for cash. We only have one life and owe it to ourselves to make the most of it. The saying, "Money doesn't buy happiness" is so true. I've encountered too many women who are unhappily married to the man of their financial dreams.'