Posted on 06/07/2007 9:17:24 AM PDT by Millee
Hunting for a rich husband?
Think camouflage, but not the woodsy kind - unless, of course, you're at a rattlesnake roundup, prime husband-hunting grounds in Texas.
In an urban milieu, you've got to look prosperous enough to blend in with your prey's elite social circle. For example, drive a leased Lexus only if you can't borrow a Mercedes.
J.C. Conklin, author of a snarky new novel about Texas women and their pursuit of a rich husband, advises that even spiritual matters matter. Choose a popular Texas religion, Methodist or Baptist.
And don't hesitate to resort to plastic surgery. At the very least, bleach.
"You should have long hair and if you can, be blond, be blond,'' says Conklin, author of The Dallas Women's Guide to Gold-Digging With Pride (Ballantine, $22.95). "Every man I've ever talked to has never described a woman who's blond as mousy.''
In the satirical novel, ex-New Yorker Jenny Barton, 29, works for a frumpy female boss-from-hell at the Wall Street Journal's Dallas bureau. Recovering from a recent split from slacker journalist Rafe and under the influence of her blond, husband-hunting roommate, Aimee, Jenny attempts to lure a rich Texan or two.
There are certain parallels to the author's life. During Conklin's four years in Dallas, as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and then the Dallas Morning News, she was surprised to meet women in their 20s stalking wealthy men in their spare time. Women who wear stilettos to shop at Whole Foods. Who liposuction their uncooperative thighs to squeeze into size-4 Vera Wang wedding gowns. Who order room service for their traveling boyfriends to make sure they're spending the night where they say they are.
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
You know what Santa says about these types...
This thread has to yield to Paris Hilton. Too thoughtful.
Or in the Hill country, Lutheran. Lotsa rich Krauts in San Marcos, Austin, New Braunfels and Gruene. My advice is Methodist. They'll say hello to you in the Liquor store parking lot, unlike most Baptists.
That is usually what happens to relationships based on lies.
I have lived in the Dallas area for over a dozen years and the only guy I have ever seen holding a rattle snake was upset that he accidently rolled over it with his dualie. Poor rattler had two Firestone flat spots and is now a hat band.
Maybe it is because I’m not rich (which apparently isn’t all bad according to the article, it improves my chances of being sexy), but give me a brunette over a blond any day of the week. And I’m not a big fan of girls being dressed up all the time. Pretty much any girl worth her salt can look good dressed up, what is more telling is how you look in sweatpants.
Then, I’m your girl! LOL
Seriously, my husband would prefer a pair of jeans and a t-shirt to just about any dress I own. Just about.
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