Gold-diggin 101: When did Relationships become a "financial transaction?

In the aftermath of the nine-day wonder of Equal Rights from Lady Ishawna and the crowning of a new Queen of Dancehall in the person of Suspense and her song "Put More Money Pon Dat". Let me not keep my readers in suspense but let me start out as a freshly minted MSc with a new article on relationships, equality, gender and of course money.

When did Relationships become a "financial transaction?" 

I'm sure that you all have heard women saying that they want to marry a rich man, not for his looks but for his money. They glamorize themselves to attract these sugar daddies and flat out reject the guys who do not meet the financial requirements for dating them. Never before has it been so hard for a young man to attract a high-quality mate unless he has a few extra dollars to either show off, spend or give away.

And after the women's and feminist movements (two different things) have advocated for equal rights it almost appears to be an about turn. Now more than ever women have the opportunity to get the same jobs, more management positions as exampled in Jamaica, are more educated based on University enrollment and have done well for themselves independent of men. It seems odd that after all that work, the goal for many women is to find a man to provide for their financial needs first, then their emotional needs.

Many women go to school now as a back up to whether or not they can find this rich mate to then support them. I can take it a step futher, many women intentionally allow themselves to get pregnant for a man in power to then entrap his wallet for 18 years. If he doesn' then release his purse strings she now has legal grounds using the child as financial bait.

So I ask the question again when did Man and Woman story become more about Money than anything else?

So in order to try and answer the question, I look to my profession as an Economist, a teacher, and a blogger.

My first Hypothesis would be that it somehow has to do with a risk-reward relationship that is common in most financial transactions, in order to benefit big on any security you have to do your homework. How profitable has it been the past? this I believe partially explains the reason why most sugar daddies tend to be on the older side. The man is usually married and has had another woman before this trait women then use as a signal to say he is a potential candidate. In order for the investor to make a profit, she must invest something. This she usually invests in her appearance. Hair, Nails, Face, physique ( boobs, butt, etc). Making this investment is almost similar to fishing for the man she sets the bait and waits for the right fish to bite if he is not big enough she throws him back and waits for the right one. Once she catches the right fish she attempts to reap the benefits for as long as possible.

But what I can also see is that the reason why women have the preference for a man with money. It all boils down to a human need and a major item on every woman's wishlist and that is security. It is rather predictable being a sugar baby, you go and get money when you need and whatever you need to do in order to maintain the relationship you do it and to many women, this is a form of security.

And to be honest I cannot fault a woman for thinking that way, if there are men are willing to spend the money.

But what does this all mean, why would I spend the time to write an article that rattles cages?

I'm writing because my one of my greatest fears is that types of women that I would chase now who don't want to have anything to do with me now will be chasing me in the future. But some of my friends would say that's no problem let them chase you.

But I'm an old-fashioned guy who believes in relationships for love and partnership and in an era where women, for the most part, have the equal opportunity should strive to pull their weight in the relationship financially. In an age where it's a choice to have a stay home dad, a woman should be okay with supporting her husband as the primary reason why a man would support a woman is for love and not status. Somewhere along the line, we got that idea twisted.  

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