How does this work?

[Seahorse]

Not much to add to the above points but I'm now trying to think of equally 'beautiful/successful' couples.

The Obamas
The Beckhams

er...

there must be others (and The Beckhams is pushing it really!).

[SarzWix]

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis?
Tony and Cherie Blair? (not beauty, but success?)

[smallblueplanet]

...Generally, women are genetically programmed to seek out the best genes/partner to share for their offspring...

And men aren't?!

[bubblewrap]

What about Bruce Forsyth ?
A R.U.B. but his women?

[Peter]

Tony and Cherie Blair? (not beauty, but success?)

Not much to add to the above points but I'm now trying to think of equally 'beautiful/successful' couples.
The Beckhams
er...
there must be others (and The Beckhams is pushing it really!).

A sweating dissembling fantasist liar and a scrounging old trout with a robots mouth.
A tattoists testbed and a skeleton covered in orange canvas.

Er indeed.

In both those cases they are laughed at and pitied by as many as admire them.

[bubblewrap]

Now Now Peter......................
I thought Tony & Cherie were Caligula & his bike!!

Oh! But he's found GOD (didn't know god was lost )

[Alison]

I find extreme wealth remarkably unattractive. Have a friend who pretty much judges her men by their jobs, cars, watches etc and wouldn't be seen dead with somebody who doesn't spend a fortune on designer goods and looks the part. As a result she tends to end up going out with a lot of selfish, self centered idiots who don't treat her as an equal. I know it's a generalisation but I'm happier with my normal OH who doesn't need to show off than she'll ever be with any of her men.

[Sonata]

I've often pondered this. Surely in this day and age women don't need a "provider" as such? I've seen/met/known a lot of women who would rather not have to bother providing for themselves though if they can have someone else do that bit for them. And I suppose that there's a lot we have conditioned into us that we know better than to go along with.

I don't think that many men find powerful women attractive though. Possibly they're less attractive women (in general) who are pushed that way because they have fewer distractions from the opposite sex or feel they need to prove themselves in other areas to make up for lack of romance? Or maybe that's what makes more unattractive men more successful too? Only it works better for the men..

I like a bit of pwoar factor in a man, myself. Call me shallow (I'm sure they have lovely, engaging personalities), but I wouldn't touch any of those men on the list with a bargepole the length of the Camden Allotment Waiting List (especially if you add Wayne Rooney to the list!).

[louisesgarden]

I find extreme wealth remarkably unattractive. Have a friend who pretty much judges her men by their jobs, cars, watches etc and wouldn't be seen dead with somebody who doesn't spend a fortune on designer goods and looks the part. As a result she tends to end up going out with a lot of selfish, self centered idiots who don't treat her as an equal. I know it's a generalisation but I'm happier with my normal OH who doesn't need to show off than she'll ever be with any of her men.

I agree alison, my OH and i went on the most expensive honeymoon the hotel was rich mans paradise (took us 3 years to save up !), it was full of the most ugly men ive every seen with the young pretty women, young enough to be their daughters ! but they had big fat wallets !! it looked revolting ! but not just that, the opposite way round really old rich women with good looking young men ! boggles my mind

[RedThorn]

Let them be shallow if they want... their choice, but on the the subject of Very old rich men with young girls or visa versa, I class it the same as prostitution, just legalised by the certificate ..

[dogsbody]

Don't forget Bernie is going through a cheap (expensive) divorce so money only lasts for so long. Two motrsport guys on the list, so where am I going wrong? ex racer, current chief marshal, bmw m3 course car on regular occasions?

(PS poorly cat here, Basil off to vet tomorrow, paw problem)

[terrier]

I saved up all my life so's I could become a Very rich old man.. where'd I go wrong?

[bubblewrap]

I was once asked by one of my teachers what I would like to be when I grew up, I said a rich lay-about.
Well I'm half way there .................................I'm still poor.