Would you rather...

[tinkerfan1]

Love and poor. Despite what anybody says, I still don't think you can buy happiness. I've seen a lot of miserable wealthy people who certainly think they can, though.

 

[MouseEarsJenny]

Dh and I got married and all we owned was bills. Some of our fondest memories were from our poor times. We worked and no longer are we poor.

If DH passed away now I would be well off and sad. I would rather lose all that we had and have him. Love is more important than money.

I vote for love.

^ This.

In fact, I'd rather live in a box on the street with Flightless Duck (dh) than contemplate life without him.

 

[JessicaR]

Be well off AND be with the person I love!

Sorry

 

[Handbag Lady]

I AM poor and with the person I love.



Next time, I'm marrying for money!

 

[AKL_Megs]

I've been "Poor and In Love" with the one I love (my husband) before... are you kidding me, when we first moved in together, we ate ramen noodles for dinner... frequently.

I'd go back to ramen noodles and what we had in that tiny apartment tomorrow if the alternative was not being with him.

I'll take love.

 

[pipersmom]

Having been poor and in love, and single and rich (by a 23 yr old's standards, anyway)..I'll take single and rich for $10,000,000 please, Alex I realize money does not buy happiness, but having been there, done that, on the love thing I have no burning desire to do it again. On the flipside, I thoroughly enjoyed not struggling to pay bills and being able to splurge and take nice vacations more than once every 5 yrs or so!

 

[Katie's Butterflies]

Okay.. poor meaning you can make ends meet.

So, you can eat, own a car, have somewhere to live, etc. BUT, you can't always go to the movies, out to dinner, have extra money to just spend, take shopping sprees.. and worst of all: cut back on your Disney habit.

Maybe my answer is because I have never met “soul mate” material but…

I must admit, being with someone whom I care about, and who cares about me, would be nice. However, I do not want to always be worrying about not making the rent/mortgage or make decisions between medicine or food type things each month.

Honestly, your version of poor sounds like my version of middle class. If you have enough money to pay all of your bills, own a car, eat well and still have money to go out every once and awhile, imho you are far from poor.

 

[Planogirl]

I've found that having money problems can really strain a relationship. I'm not sure if love can always survive being poor.

 

[pigletgirl]

Love! DFi and I are going to be rather poor when we start our lives together, and I'd rather have that then being single, rich and lonely.