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It’s all about the money
All Woman, Relationships
 on August 15, 2016

It’s all about the money

By VANESSA E CHAMBERS 

Some people see their mates as a meal ticket to a better life, as it’s all about who can make their lives easier.

Would you be with someone solely because of what they can do for you?

Kayann:

Well, growing up I always heard that it’s not who you love but who loves you that you should be with. So if I meet someone who likes/loves me enough to do things for me to make my life better, why should I question it if I don’t have the same feelings for him? Let him help if he wants to.

Jason:

I don’t feel that it’s right for a man to be taking a woman’s money like that. I have a few friends who have no hesitation in living a life sponsored by a woman, but it’s not my lifestyle. To me that’s a boy move and I’m a man.

Shaneek:

Times are hard on everyone. If a man wants to help me out I’m taking it. He’s doing it willingly and if he understands that I’m not feeling him on that level and he still wants to do things for me, then I’m not going to tell him no.

Ahjani:

I think that when you are not in a position to do for yourself it is easy to be tempted to allow someone to help out, but nothing in life is free. The price you might have to pay for an act of kindness won’t be worth it, worst when you are dealing with people and their emotions. There is no telling what people are capable of doing when things go sour.

Marie:

I would never feel comfortable with someone doing things for me. I’d rather struggle to make ends meet than feel like charity. I will wait on love to come around, even if he is poor.

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