Posted on 09/01/2006 2:57:41 PM PDT by Semus Dynnen
Money more important than looks in a man Fri Sep 1, 2006 2:41 AM BST
Fri Sep 1, 2006
LONDON (Reuters) - Women regard healthy finances as more important than good looks in a man, according to a survey on Friday.
Almost half (45 percent) said a healthy bank balance is more significant than physical attractiveness in a potential partner, according to National Savings & Investments' (NS&I) latest quarterly savings survey.
Just 22 percent of men, however, rate finances above looks in women.
A salary of almost 50,000 pounds a year is demonstrative of male financial success, according to women.
Men need to earn at least 49,247 pounds a year before women consider them successful and wealthy, the study found. And more than one in 10 women would only consider a partner to be successful if they are earning 100,000 pounds or more.
Men were found to have lower expectations, saying they would deem women earning 42,147 pounds to be successful and wealthy.
On the savings front, women expect their men to have an average of 24,281 pounds in savings -- compared to 20,335 pounds in reality -- while men are happy with savings of 15,143 pounds among women, much in line with an actual average of 14,167 pounds.
Dax Harkins, senior savings strategist at NS&I, said: "Finances form a very important part of relationship dynamics and this is reflected in the expectations people have, both in terms of salary and savings levels. Maybe people do believe they can buy happiness after all."
Despite marked differences in expectations, 64 percent of those questioned agree that financial security is important to the success of a relationship.
Kate Maycock, from Relate, said: "Feeling financially insecure will put some strains on a relationship.
"These latest figures bear out that two people are unlikely to exactly agree on what is a healthy nest-egg and what is a financial crisis.
"Accept that you will not change your partner's attitude to money, but that the two of you can come to an agreement on how you will manage your differences and plan your saving."
The research also found that regular savings are on the increase. Average monthly savings were 87.85 pounds in the three months to end-July, up 8 percent on the year.
This savings rate -- equal to 6.8 percent of average income -- is second only to a high of 89.11 pounds recorded in autumn last year.
Around 54 percent of the population put money away each month. They are saving 174.50 pounds a month -- a 10.3 percent increase on this time last year.
I'd rather be the widow of a trust fund baby. : )
which means it will soon become an offence in britain, I guess. (humor)
I'm shocked!
Next you'll tell me that it gets dark at night, the sun will rise in the east the following morning, and that water's wet!
Shocked, I tell you!
Mark
And frankly, I don't think women want a "bee" winner...but what the heck do I know?
1) Being with someone to whom you felt no physical attraction would be terribly unsatisfying.
2) If you didn't enjoy his company, life would be very empty.
3) If he lacked a sense of humor, it would be hard to relax with him.
4) If he couldn't hold up his end of a conversation, it would get pretty boring.
5) If he doesn't do yard work, car work or fix things around the house and he can't handle a checkbook, how is that any better than being alone?
Just a few examples. Of course, that last one COULD be covered with money, but it's still nice when a man is competent in those areas.
lol...mais, qui!
That's ridiculous. There are many wealthy young men and women who work and contribute and have a fulfilling life. It's nice to think that the wealthy are unhappy and unfilfilled. It makes the rest of us who will never be that rich feel good about ourselves. I saw a show on Trust Fund babies. It was interesting. Mike Bloomberg's daughters are like Doctors and have incredible careers and then there are the Paris Hiltons and the Brandon Davis' of the world. But to wish you were an orphan instead of fabulously rich? COME ON.
And yet F Scott and Zelda preferred being drunk to sober in each other's company...
an awesome old song from my teenage years
thanks for the reminder
I've gotta go download that from the net
Well, goodness, please ignore my personal experience...I didn't realize you saw a TV show on this matter.
I defer to you!
Or you could be a fabulously rich orphan like Batman.
People magazine also trumps personal knowledge and experience, dont'cha know.
You're statement that you'd rather be an orphan than a trust fund baby is so ridiculous. It says alot about you. So you know some trust fund babies. I happen to know a few myself. One is a very successful Washington lawyer. This guy would never have had to work a day in his life. The way people parent, rich or poor, has alot to do with the way the kids turn out. Are you going to argue with me about that, too? But again, if it makes you feel good to think that wealthy people are unhappy, good luck to ya.
For many or most women, those are nice to haves. Or even necessities. But if money is a necessity too, that doesn't help the guy who has everything but.
1. Honesty
2. Brains (Witty ones)
3. Sense of humor (witty one)
4. Kindness
5. Money--enough to afford a weekly maid
At age 20, she asks, What does he look like?
At age 30, she asks, How much money does he have?
At age 40, she asks, Does he have a pulse?
;)
Oh, I wasn't suggesting that it was. He should definitely be able to financially take care of his family. The point I was making was that if money is ALL he has going for him, it really doesn't amount to that much.
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