Star Gazer Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 That's a weird question. Of course not. (Well, assuming I was still in a relationship.)
D-Lish Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I don't have a SO. I am assuming if I won the lottery I would have several SO's to keep me company though.
BellaBellaBella Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 LOL no my SO would be with me on our extended vacation
demrea Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 well, staying with SO aside, i would keep enough of it to live a comfortable and adventure filled life and spend most of my time scheming how I can give the rest away with random acts of kindness. id help as many strangers as i could.
Author konfuzd Posted July 22, 2010 Author Posted July 22, 2010 I know it sounds like a weird question. My friends and I had this conversation the other day, and I was interested to get some more opinions. 2 out of 6 people asked said they would leave their SO, stating that they could probably do better with money, or at least go wild with no strings attached which they don't have the freedom to do now.
Pyro Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I know it sounds like a weird question. My friends and I had this conversation the other day, and I was interested to get some more opinions. 2 out of 6 people asked said they would leave their SO, stating that they could probably do better with money, or at least go wild with no strings attached which they don't have the freedom to do now. heck no. If I had that kind of cash, my SO and I would be on one heck of an extended worldwide vacation. If anyone looks at being away from their SO as freedom, then they shouldn't be in a committed relationship. They make it sound like a burden when they are with their SO. Just my .02.
threebyfate Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 Absolutely no way! Why would I leave the love of my life? I'd invest the $30M though. *goes mad viewing research reports*
michelangelo Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 Be gone so fast I'd almost burst into flames .
Woggle Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I can't wait for the gender gap on the answers to this. My answer would be no.
stuckinoz Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I don't think I would - But my brother who is in a very unhappy marriage, plays the lottery on a regular basis. Every single time it gets up over a certain amount he calls me & tells me what his cut would be. Always talks of leaving her if he won. (I don't like her either) He always divides by half! So at least he'd be kind enough to leave her something
What_Next Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 No I wouldn't necessarily leave her outright, but I would get my own place and see what would happen. I wouldn't have said that a few short months ago though.
Pyro Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I can't wait for the gender gap on the answers to this. My answer would be no. and so far your expectations are wrong. Once again assuming the worst.
isthisallthereis Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 Given the fact that the only thing really keeping us together is the difficulty in sorting out finances, IN A HEARTBEAT!
crazycatlady Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 Why would I leave him? I didn't stay with him because of financial reasons when he really screwed up. I certainly wouldn't leave him just because I had a lot of money. We enjoy talking about what we would do with that much money, we have a plan if it were to ever happen and it doesn't include either of us leaving.
Art_Critic Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 No..I'm not with my wife because of money or lack of it so therefore it would stand to reason that we would jut buy more houses and icrease our retirement pool If someone says yes then that would mean they are only with their SO for the money or comfort of having their bills paid.
young&inlove Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 Why would I leave him? I didn't stay with him because of financial reasons when he really screwed up. I certainly wouldn't leave him just because I had a lot of money. We enjoy talking about what we would do with that much money, we have a plan if it were to ever happen and it doesn't include either of us leaving. I agree 100%. My hubby and I talk about what we would do with it if we had such amount of money. But the scenario is ALWAYS the same.... we travel, TOGETHER. He isn’t just my husband.... He is my partner in crime!
Toodamnpragmatic Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 which people will generally not answer truthfully..... I am very lucky as I have a gorgeous wife that I do love..... We have our ups and downs, fights, arguments, blow-ups and while we are certainly are doing fairly well, often it is money that is a central factor about many things. While money does not buy happiness, it doesn't hurt (bigger house, less clutter, house cleaning help, work too much, small vacations but not extended or ultra deluxe). So yes 30M and we'd see how much life changes, the day to day stresses and issues decrease and the associated happiness. Now that is not to say if a year from that win, our life was not more idyllic, heck she may toss my ass........;)
Art_Critic Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 which people will generally not answer truthfully ... Did you answer truthfully ?
luvstarved Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I have thought about this and honestly don't know... Just about everyone who has ever responded to me on LS has said I should leave, and I am begining to really want to leave... But the one thing we do have is fun together on recreational jaunts. If that become our main life, then maybe it could work. Then again, who knows what HE would say? Since part of the issue is that he "needs" rather than "wants" me, I would not be surprised if he wanted to bail if he could just buy the help he needs...
Green Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I wouldn't let money effect who I was going to date. Although it would be a test of the relationship to be that rich. If I just won that much money I would want my gf to join me on a trip around the world... but I would take the trip with out her if she refused to go. I'd be fine with paying off all her debt and giving her money so she didn't have to work.
Toodamnpragmatic Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) ... Did you answer truthfully ? I am very lucky that I probably place attractiveness and sexuality too high on my priority list (even after all these years) and look at my spouse and am filled with desire (may be less so on her side);). And yes I am shallow too.... But we do get along when we are not quibbling over the minutiae of life, much of which is based on money (even when you do have some, not 30M mind you;)). So I said, we'd live life, be magnanimous, still work some and travel. Now if after a year we are not in a much better place, who knows what we'd do. I am sure we'd be together, but yes money changes everything, but we are in a good place now. Edited July 22, 2010 by Toodamnpragmatic
xxoo Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I'd absolutely stay! I wouldn't expect big money to improve our relationship (we are very happy together now, with normal money ). In fact, I'd expect it to be a challenge to negotiate how much to change our lifestyle, with H arguing for more and me arguing for less. A few years back, I would have worried that our relationship might buckle under that strain (would we have incompatible lifestyle preferences?). But we've polished our negotiation skills and grown more alike in preferences over the years, and I'm now confident it would be fine. Bring on the money!
Woggle Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 and so far your expectations are wrong. Once again assuming the worst. I am somewhat surprised but give the average married woman a million dollars and she is out of there.
Confused4Now Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 I don't think anyone can answer honestly...After watching the show with Lotto winners and what happened to them.....I think money really changes people and the end of the day the every day pressures of family, people bugging you would take it's toll. I'd like to say...I would never leave the person I loved...but who knows. I guess I should buy lotto tickets to find out.
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