[summer]

An interesting article re: the mindset of ultra-rich men and marriage verses the mindset of the average Joe, according to statistics! With respect to Joe & Jill Average, the article stated:

Nationwide, the number of people living together instead of marrying has risen strikingly in the last 30 years, just as the percentage of married couples has declined. "The poorer people I've interviewed talk about waiting until they reach a certain economic status to get married," said Pamela Smock, a sociology professor at the University of Michigan who studies marriage, cohabitation and divorce. "They want the house and the picket fence and two cars; they're not going to get married until they get there, and a lot never will."

[summer]

PS -- From article:

As for Mr. Perelman, Mr. Columbia reports, "They're lining up for him already."

[Lokibob]

I believe we are a monogamous species. However, we have developed into serial monogamy.

The first spouse is to get the wildness out of your system, the second is to raise the children, and the third is to get you thru old age.

[ovrtaxt]

These guys are morons. A friend of mine is fairly wealthy, and he's been through four marriages. He laughs at me, happily married to wife number one for 13 years and counting- says I'm not generous enough.

[carlr]

I wonder if it is because with wealth comes the ability to have about every material want that they can imagine.
As such they may not develop an appreciation for anything they have,growing bored and moving on to the next whim.

I would suspect that this applies to either gender.

Remember the saying "money does`nt buy happiness".

[rrrod]

Cuz we can!

[TADSLOS]

All the usual suspects:

Image, Power, Lust, etc....

I think most of these people just treat it as a business proposition and focus on the contractual aspect instead of the traditional aspect of love and committment. Kind of like a car lease...your mileage may vary.