[papertyger]

Friends can't protect you from your own statements.

You can candy coat it all you want; qualifying a guy by his income at the time is as shallow as qualifying a woman by the size of her "rack." Nobody said you can't do it; they just think it's tacky.

There is *no* amount of income that can't be spent.

[fqued]

read her post #1077

Have a bit of mercy and sympathy

[Mr. Jeeves]

You can candy coat it all you want; qualifying a guy by his income at the time is as shallow as qualifying a woman by the size of her "rack."

Neither one is shallow - they are Human Biology 101. Our subconscious minds make decisions about potential mates based on these factors and there is exactly zero point in criticizing either men or women for doing so. Attraction based on these factors is not a choice, and not something we can change by pretending they aren't important.