"The Oval Office Experience " Associating with the rich, famous, and powerful

There has been songs about Gold Digging, The Good Life, and Blowing up! What will you do to get the good life? There are many ways to go about getting the materialist American Dream. Some float on rafts to get it, some sleep their way to the top, and some just straight up gold dig. Below are two examples of how it is done beyond the Hip Hop circles. "I ain't saying she a Gold Digger, she ain't fuckn with no broke nigga"

Narcissists are experts at showing off. Everything they do is calculated to make
the right impression. Conspicuous consumption is for them what religion is for
other people. Narcissists pursue the symbols of wealth, status, and power with
a fervor that is almost spiritual. They can talk for hours about objects they own,
the great things they've done or are going to do, and the famous people they
hang out with. Often, they exaggerate shamelessly...
Emotional Vampires: Dealing with People Who Drain You Dry, Albert J. Bernstein, Ph.D., page 130.


I did some reseach on networking and found this story about a man named Buchman who associated with the rich and famous for religious reasons. Apparently he didn't like to see himself as associating with, or attracting, the common rabble. Frank Buchman's followers had to be the biggest, the brightest, and the best at everything, which would again bolster Frank's weak ego. "If the smartest and richest and best people in the world follow me, then I must be right, right? And if you are smart, you will follow me too, right?" Buchman had a habit of seeking rich, famous, and powerful people for his converts. ... Buchman's critics called his behavior "hobnobbing with the nabobs" Passengers on the vessel were all equally delighted with their royal traveling companion. Sometimes Frank Buchman's arrogance and narcissistic grossly-inflated sense of self-importance bordered on the unbelievable. Frank Buchman actually had the shameless audacity to tell Queen Marie that she was endangering her children's spiritual welfare by not attending any more of his tea parties. (That's the propaganda trick. All his life long he has paid an uncritical, almost childlike, deference to people of birth or social position, especially royalty or titled nobility. I suspect this is partly due to his own background; it is characteristic of many of humble but sterling birth to hold the socially elite in quite false reverence -- a mistake not so easy for those more intimately acquainted with them.



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What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful
(spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy.
I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes at
least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind
that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don't think

I'm overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could
you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around
200 - 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't get

me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married
to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as

I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I
get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars,
restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt my
feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east
side so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who have
nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead
gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story
there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment
banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they
hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for
MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honest
way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up front
about it. I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't
able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a
nice home and hearth.

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THE ANSWER
Dear Pers-431649184:

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully
about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.
Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your
bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how I
see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a

crappy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you
suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring
my money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade and my
money will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is very likely
that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won't
be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning
asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation
accelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay pretty
hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in

earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy

and hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good business sense
to "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. In case
you think I'm being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were
to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It's
as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So,

I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful"
as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to
believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K
hasn't found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then
we wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way.
Classic "pump and dump."
I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of
lease, let me know.