spendius wrote:Chai dahling-
Now,now!Steady on.It isn't the glitter itself.It's what it signifies.
I once saw the bill of lading for The Bounty and they had large stores of stuff to bribe natives with on board.Along with axes and hammers and saws and spades and other instruments of torture they had boxes and boxes of glass beads for the ladies.
You only need walk down a posh shopping street to see the glitter glittering and it shines pretty good in the not so posh shops as well.
How would you actually judge then?It's easy saying what you wouldn't do.What about what you would.
What I Would do?
Why not ask what I Have Done?
Personally? I grew up in a home with more than enough wealth so that considering a boy desireable because of his car or clothes wasn't necessary.
I feel mild discomfort even bringing this up, since #1, that's not the life style I've chosen for myself and #2 most people who grew up comfortable don't call attention to themselves.
From personal experience, the ones with the cars and ostentatious houses are the ones with the biggest bills. The flash is all they have going for them.
When I was of the age you're speaking of, I never had a boy come after me because of money. Because either they had it too, or didn't know I had it.
I'm sure some of them would had, if they knew, that would have been a major turnoff.
It's a simple case spendi, that those without think the grass is greener. It's not. That why I gave it up.