That's obvious. Il veut le beurre, l'argent du beurre, la vache du voisin pis, tant qu'à y être, la femme du voisin.
Il me semble que j'ai déjà lu le pendant masculin de cette phrase...
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Too bad Tina has deleted her posts. She was honest and, as a matter of fact not far from how reality often is. Less then half a century ago a man wealth was probably factor number one in choosing a husband for a lady, making sure he could provide for her and her family. Love, apart from the fantasies of the beginning was something she would hope for more then being certain it would happen. What she is looking for is a man who could provide for her as an artist. I have two friends for which this is happening. He is a millionaire, she is an artist. She gets good money for her works all over the world but on a very irregular basis. He pays for everything, housing, studio, travel, etc. She is the happiest woman on earth and he the most happy man. We celebrated their 35th years together last years. It happens. I believe her when she says she will commit all her love to him if this happens.
Of course, she deleted. There were false conclusions and judgements on her who happened.
I guess all of this relates pretty much with our representation of love. Some tend to think that it is something that just hits you from nowhere, like a fatality. Other see it more like a result of action and commitment. This may be a sexist comment, but I think more men are to be found in the first category and more women in the second.
My own experience is men are choosing their wives, girlfriends etc..., exactly for what they can bring in their lives... Love is not sufficient, women good to be married (or committed to) have to have certain qualities. And I can tell you since the feminist movement, money is important now for the men too... and are just added to the traditional qualities men were looking for... Good looking, Clean, good cooker, organized, "a good girl" (soft and easy to live)
That's exactly the same pattern, but the search qualities of men good to be married (or committed to) are a bit different, but are almost based on the same qualities, except, we want a man, a "real man" who is strong, intelligent, independent money wise...
Life is life, and as I have always said, majority of people are looking much for the "secondary benefits" than can bring to be in a relationship, than to find real true love. Men and Women, each gender.
We did not invent nothing discussing about that in this thread; this have been the reality since the world is.
And that's why "Love" is such a big dream, source of many songs, movies, romans... That's really rare a real shared love, and that's always been... and we are all dreaming of that, in secret... No? Not if we are bitter, but other people, yes.
