Oh I know more than a few women who have married for money and more than a few who want to. While it is true you can love a poor man or a wealthy man, make no mistake that there are more than a few out there who have no interest in the modest or poor man.
Way of the world, my father told me a bit of advice a long time ago... (more joking than anything, but still true regarding some women) Women love you for one reason and one reason only, its in your pants, and size matters....
It's called your wallet.
Check out "The Big Orange" by Joseph Wambaugh. He writes about a nightclub in Newport, CA where there are lots of women on the prowl to hook up with guys who are on the Fortune 500.