Source: www.askmen.com
December 3, 2006 Author: By Ross Bonander
Additionally, credible internet matchmakers such as Kelleher & Associates cater to the man of means, though the standard caveats of online dating remain in place. On the internet everyone is charming, beautiful and unblemished -- a stark deviation from reality.
Establish expectations
Your expectations
Three fundamental issues lie at the heart of marriage: money, sex and children. Ask yourself what you expect from such a union, what roles you expect her to fulfill, and be ready to negotiate. Imagine the time and energy you intend to devote to sealing the prenup; itÂ’s common sense to apply equal planning to the marriage itself.
Her expectations
The aspiring trophy wife can choose among a cluster of how-to books and even seminars, but nearly all of them focus their eyes on a principal prize: your money.
Yet, while many women fantasize about the lifestyle, those same fantasies have a tendency to backfire when they come true. According to Carol Setters, author of The Trophy Wife Trap, when those fantasies collide with reality they morph into coping mechanisms that battle to repudiate feelings of an increasingly empty life. Shopping sprees on designer clothes, round upon round of plastic surgery, incessant property renovations, and a taste for the bottle with breakfast are some of the patterns she points out as common escapist behaviors among trophy wives.
winning the prize
The point here, gentlemen, is to prevent as best you can these habits from developing by giving this entire notion the thought it deserves before taking the plunge. Power and money combine to make one of the most alluring aphrodisiacs known to mankind, but you have to be careful with the kind of women they attract.
