As a survey reveals that 75% of women would marry for money, our correspondent describes the pitfalls of life with a busy big earner.
He?s thirty-something, earns seven figures and lives in an immaculate bachelor pad. He drives an Aston Martin, his Amex is impervious to the most frenzied shopping trip and you?ll never have to slum it on a cut-price holiday again.
If this is your idea of the perfect partner, you?re not alone. When Prince and Associates, an American wealth-research firm, asked a sample group of thirty-something women if they would marry for money, a resounding 75% said yes. However, before you start hunting your City banker quarry, think again. The lifestyle sounds promising on paper, but ? like all good things ? it comes at a price.
