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I shouldn't have said "a woman," I should have said "anyone," since I would hold the same judgment against men.
I don't really think the judgment is completely fair, as far as history is concerned. I've read enough Jane Austen to know that women have to make such calculations when choosing relationships.
But it's hard to see how you can be a modern-day feminist and look upon this with anything but pity or scorn.
Maybe I am just having a reality vs. idealism conflict here. Biologically a mate is decided based on who has the best ability to care for offspring. Wealthy men have that as a built-in advantage.
Speaking as a guy, it is already frustrating to live out this situation. It is more frustrating to hear people making self-serving justifications on that basis. If you don't care about actually having an emotional connection with the person you're having an ongoing sexual relationship with, more power to you. To me it seems....soulless.
The Onion had a very funny article about marriage being a form of prostitution. This was probably 6 years ago or something. If I had more time I would look it up and post the link. Maybe someone else here can find it.
