Most people have always said that money can’t buy happiness.
But is that really true? In reality, of course, money can buy happiness,
especially when it comes to love! By Jessica Dawson
Well, before we go any further at
all, let me make this clear.Contrary to what greybeard the philosopher says,
money can buy happiness, at least in love.And quite frankly, that’s all that
matters, isn’t it?
Well, before we go any further at
all, let me make this clear.Contrary to what greybeard the philosopher says,
money can buy happiness, at least in love.And quite frankly, that’s all that
matters, isn’t it?
Money, love and happiness
If you’re happy in love, you’re all
happy in life. So there we go, money can buy you all the happiness in the
world.So what’s love really got to do with
fat wallets, or big diamond studded rings?Perhaps nothing at all.
But logically speaking, when we
first like a person, the infatuation is completely based on the appearance and
the so called ‘personality’.We like spending time with this
special person and we like doing things together, and hanging out all the time.
Money, happiness and the silence
No one ever talks about money,
mortgages or insurances in young love.And even if someone does, it’s
followed by an awkward pause and a little shuffle of a leg, and the whole
conversation is brushed away under the carpet, where all other unspeakable
things are stashed away.Let’s face it, no one really talks
about money in love, and yet, we want better jobs, better homes to live in and
luxurious vrooming cars to drive around in. If everything in our lives revolve
around money, why not in love?
The conflict – Money can / can’t buy
happiness in love
It’s all in the movies, isn’t it?
That’s what the problem with us is. We see the manly dudes and the damsels on
screen, mesmerizing us in tear jerking scenes, where the guy says something
like “I can’t marry you, Jocelyn… blah, blah and more blah! Where will we live?
In my hovel? With the pigs inside during the winter so they won’t freeze? And
the babe answers something like, “Yes, William, with the pigs…”That was a line from the movie, ‘the
knight’s tale’ in case you’re wondering.But what about the movie ‘the
pursuit of happyness’, doesn’t Gardner’s wife leave him because he doesn’t make
enough dough? It’s all clichéd and over-exaggerated, the value of money in
love, and vice versa.
Money, happiness and the stages in love
I’m trying my best not to sound like
a money mongering tramp here, but to a certain extent, yup, it’s true. Money is
the catalyst in the whole chemical reaction of the fabled ‘…happily ever
after’.
Without money too, you can peak your
levels of happiness, but somehow, it may just turn out to be more difficult
than you think. Now if I want to hook up with a guy, it’s all about a good
balance. There are a lot of criteria that matters when we need the perfect guy,
or girl. For us, the most important criteria
are split into three stages. And to others who don’t know about the existence
of these stages, it’s time to be enlightened because whether you like it or
not, we all follow the same stages in love, knowingly or unknowingly.
Stage 1 – Looks and personality
These qualities are impressive
during the initial stages of the relationship, when both of you are still fresh
with each other and are craving to know more. It may last a few good days, or you
may pull this game along for a couple of months. During this stage, you don’t
spend too much time together and when you’re together, it’s just about being
nice to each other. In this phase, you show your new
mating potential off, and seek approval from friends, and consider the person
yourself.
Stage 2 – Shared interests, niceness
and fanciness
If you think your mate’s good enough
or at least fits into your requirement to move up from stage 1, it’s time to
brace yourself for this stage. Couples experience this stage after they’ve
crossed the barrier of kisses, and a bit more, or perhaps, even if they go all
the way.It’s that stage of love when the fresh citrusy flavor of love changes
into a deeper fragrance of understanding and sharing. Here, it’s all
about each other’s interests, figuring if your dating potential has the
charisma and the fanciness to woo you into love every day.
Stage 3 - Wealth, emotional support, sex
This stage begins with a live in relationship, or matrimony, or something along those lines. If both of you get through the earlier stages of dating and falling in love, it’s great because you’ve booted most of your harder difficulties that break relationships. Out here, it’s the touchy details that people squirm to talk about that crop up, just like weeds in Bree Van de Kamp’s garden.Stuff like boring bed lives, poor hygiene, differences in sexual appetites, and emotional support fall here. And in this stage, along with all the other coveted high fliers of misfortune, stands the tallest of them all. Wealth, a.k.a. Bling Bling!So whether you’re ready to accept it or not, wealth is going to play a big part in the game of love. And as long as you have enough of it, money can buy happiness and oh-so-much-more!
I’m not saying you wouldn’t be able to cope up and live happily if you don’t fit in with all criteria in the stages, but things are just going to be harder. And a lot more depressing.
But the three stages on love are really the least of your problems. There’s so much more that money can do to love. And they just reaffirm the undeniable truth that money can buy happiness in love like never before!
The most Valuable Gifts are for Free. I do Believe in this Saying: BUT most times money is a catalyst through this priceless gifts of life .
