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That's a loser's game. Sure, a ton of money will get you laid... with precisely the kind of women one should avoid in the first place. Money does not increase o

• lucumo 17y ago
  This is why start-ups are so exceptionally cool. Get your SO when you're poor, so you know they love you for you. Then hit it big and be rich without a gold digger. (Details left blank as an excercise for the reader, BTW. ;-))
  • lsb 17y ago
    If memory serves, Tom Hanks did that. He married when he was relatively unknown, and his marriage has lasted much longer than most Hollywood marriages.
• vaksel 17y ago
  who said anything about relationships? this is only about getting laid. And if you are loaded and want to avoid gold diggers, nothing is stopping you from going 007 on it, rent an apartment, buy a beater, and pretend to be broke
  • potatolicious 17y ago
    Or just live in a comfortable place, drive a decent car... live like a normal person...
    • vaksel 17y ago
      yeah but decent car = gold digger, unless you don't buy anything fancy and settle for something boring like an accord
      • potatolicious 17y ago
        What do you define as decent? If you want the vroom vroom get a cheap-ish sports car like the 350Z ($30K-range), which while being a bit high profile, is still low enough to ward off the gold diggers. If you go higher into luxury sport car territory... that's your own fault :)
        • vaksel 17y ago
          if you think a 30K car will ward off gold diggers you are way off. 20-25K is the most you can spend, and even then that accounts if you are buying new, if you buy a used M3 all bets are off.
          • mattmaroon 17y ago
            How on Hacker News did we get into talking about which sports car will get you laid but still ward off gold diggers? There are at least three things there that, no offense because I'm including myself, this would be the last place I'd look for advice on.
  • Rod 17y ago
    I didn't say anything about relationships either... Attracting gold-diggers can be fun if one sticks to pump & dump kind of debauchery. It might seem unscrupulous, but we're not discussing that. Worst-case scenario, one risks getting one of these gold-diggers pregnant... and be forced to see her again (or, preferably, her lawyer) in the future, which is never pleasant.
    • donaq 17y ago
      A vasectomy would prevent that.
• rokhayakebe 17y ago
  (Accidentally downvoted you. Apologies.) That is not a loser's game. I have more respect for the guy who is getting laid because he is rich, than the guy who was born handsome. The latter was born blessed, the former had to figure a way to become a good candidate for fornication.
  • jackowayed 17y ago
    That's not his point. His point is that you lose because though you get laid, the woman loves your money, not you. Now, you could argue that if you're handsome, the woman loves your body, not you. So I guess you really should have every negative quality possible, save your personality, if you want to truly "win." Except that you'll probably just totally lose.
    • jjs 17y ago
      This is also a blind spot. If you obsess over finding someone who likes you for your personality, you should take the time to consider, "Am I really the great, nice, etc. person that I think I am?"
• wallflower 17y ago
  True wealth is confidence.. Quote from George Foreman about longshoremen: Mr. Foreman, who stared down financial collapse as an adult despite a troubled, impoverished childhood, said he knew real wealth when he saw it. “If you’re confident, you’re wealthy,” he says. “I’ve seen guys who work on a ship channel and they get to a certain point and they’re confident. You can look in their faces, they’re longshoremen, and they have this confidence about them...I’ve seen a lot of guys with millions and they don’t have any confidence,” he says. “So they’re not wealthy.”
• c00p3r 17y ago
  Money without intelligence is a much worse problem than poverty! You should use your money smart way. First of all, distrust all claims like 'money is not everything'. Without money you simply cannot stay physically attractive. You need fresh, organic, mostly veg. food, because a healthy diet is the most important part of your nonverbal value. The skin, the hair, even the teeth - they all depends of food. Then banal clothes. They must be clean, they must be of appropriate size, they must be new. They could be not expensive, but new. Then body. You must look young even if you not. So, fitness is the must. Without fitness it is almost impossible to attract people who are younger than you. That is obvious - everyone can see anything. Swimming (look at the bodies of professional swimmers) running, biking, rollerblading, and as mentioned above - active dancing. So, fresh, organic food, dress code (I'm personally trying to follow anime-inspired style. I love that feeling) and serious training of the body - all these tasks requires great amount of money. I didn't mention so-called verbal part which is the second side of the coin. In simple words - you must be selfless, interesting, useful - which requires even more effort and daily practice than all these physical activities described above. You need great deal of time, which is money. So, if you do not have enough money, invest your time in seeking for knowledge and, as result, money. Girls then will find you themselves.
  • adrianwaj 17y ago
    You can be a slob dress and grooming-wise 80% of the time but know how to look good 20% of the time when it matters. That's the key, to be able to shift up a gear. It can also be cheap to be fit, exercise gives you new thoughts, and doesn't take long. The downside of exercise is injury, over-exertion and poor form. Again, like clothes, you don't have to be fit all the time, you can ramp it up when you want to start giving off some pheromones with your new clothes. Diet is crucial all the time. Here's the key: avoid all processed foods and stay away from trans-fats. Choose water.