His next question should have been "That's great, so what do you ladies offer in return?" And third question -- if they're not already dumbfounded by the concept that such a guy might have his own requirements in return -- is "And how many girls you think are out there able to offer the same deal but are younger or hotter?"

I mean, there are guys making a half mil and more (sometimes much more). And most of them do get married. But do any of these girls meet their criteria? Do they even have any idea what those criteria might be? Unlikely.

Just about the only thing these women might think is that a guy that rich wants a hot wife. But believe it or not, that's usually not the most important thing. Sure, there's a baseline level of beauty you're expected to have so that the guy finds you desirable, but you don't need to be supermodel-level hot to snag such a guy for marriage. This is for a couple of reasons.

First, single guys making this kind of money are older, because you generally won't be earning that kind of income right out of college. They're a little bit smarter, and they've also had a chance to sow their oats with enough hotties that mere physical looks is no longer the be all and end all of what they want.

Second (and Kevin Samuels used to talk about this), if you're talking high six-figure and seven-figure guys, they expect their wife to be okay with them having affairs. Not all of them cheat, but the ones for whom a constant stream of young, hot tail is a requirement, can and will find a woman okay with that arrangement.

And third, (to quote St. Samuels again) guys at this income level are first and foremost looking to build a legacy. That means a woman who'll raise their children the right way, can fit into the social circles he expects to be in, etc. This is more important than her looks.

And finally, at that level, like marries like. That means a guy making a million dollars usually marries a woman making at least a few 100k. Not because he needs the money she brings (she often will quit her job once the kids come along), but because he wants a woman who is smart enough and hard working enough to get to that level, and who can therefore at least understand his life (probably working his ass off since high school, insane demands from work, tons of delayed gratification while he invested in his career, etc) and be somewhat of an equal partner in it. Marrying a secretary who idolizes you can be gratifying to your ego, but if she has no idea what you go through on a daily basis, it can get lonely quick.

So anyway, it's fine to want to date a millionaire, just like it's fine to aim to date a supermodel. But want and actually doing the work to fulfill that desire are two entirely different things. It's easy to make demands. It's another matter to get someone to willingly give you what you demand from them.

I think if this board ever had to be renamed for some reason, it cold be renamed to "IAmTheTable".

Unfortunately this really isn't that unrealistic.

100k really isn't much on the coasts of the United States, and 200k is essentially poverty level in some areas.

I make mid 6 figures and the house i own (which is nice but not insane) is untouchable for someone making 100k.

127? That's odly specific. It feels like she's rationalizing rejecting that nice-guy who only made 125 while justifying fucking Chad who made 130.

I want to know what these women make.

$127,000

Did that one chick pull this number out of her ass? Why is it so arbitrary and oddly specific? Even if it was $125,000 why add the quarter million value in there? It's just so randomly quantified

Women give salary ranges with uncertainty in their voices

If you notice virtually every woman is uncertain about how much a desired partner needs to make. Why? It's because they don't actually know what expenditures are needed to have the preferred life they want. They are asked a rather hypothetical but direct question but actually have no idea how much money is required to live their preferred lifestyle

Even when confronted with that question pertaining to ANOTHER PERSON'S INCOME (translation = free ride) they are uncertain of what costs what and how to manage income.

How much would my preferred house cost? How much would my preferred traveling cost? How much would he need to make for us to retire? How much leftover income could my man we afford to spend to make other financially profitable investments?

These women have no idea how much anything costs. Therefore their perceptions of what he needs to make are based on vain salary and trope-grade hypergamous expectations rather than actual reality or what would be satisfactory to their lifestyle and reasonably hypergamous partner preferences

Further, none of these women probably understand what these men would be looking for anyway, thus making their expectations all the more ridiculous

"You have to manifest a husband, girl."

What the hell is this? How's that "manifesting" going?

Easy to explain.

The hive-mind will always focus on the highest number, regardless of how achievable it is because "You gotta get your bag, girl". Combined with how women simply have to exist, and then get offered shit 24/7, (life-on-easy-mode) the whole thing turns into a shopping trip, with exceptions made for that guy she just can't resist. (Drug dealer, bad boy, anything that gets her wet.)

Its worse when she actually makes good money, because a man HAS to be making more. (See "hoe_math" youtube channel for the breakdown, he does a good job of it.)

I'm not going to get into how easy/hard it is to make a given amount. Some have luck, while most grind it out. Standard scenario.

The real focus of my ire is how these bitches think that their magic 6--to-higher-digit numbers are just something that everyone does. Its pretty obvious from a cursory glance at distribution of incomes that it does not.

In the end, I don't mind they have unrealistic standards, because I have zero problem with the whole lot of them aging out and not reproducing.

Women don't think about money the same way as men do. I don't think the women in the video have a clue what "average" or "median" means, or why that should inform their expectations. They're just pulling a number out of thin air. $127,000 lol. Is that before or after taxes? They are just trying to come up with a big enough number that makes them look valuable, while also small enough that they don't look greedy. It has nothing to do with practical provision.

Women are stupid bad at investing, financial planning, economic calculations, budgeting, and saving. The best a woman can do is find a man that has these instincts (most of us do) and learn to trust him. She can make herself indispensable to him in many ways so that he wants nothing more than to share the rewards of his labor with her. Both benefit.

But if you make demands without bringing anything to the table, you get NOTHING, GOOD DAY SIR.

I'm starting to honestly think that never telling a woman how much you make is a good policy. Even your wife. All she needs to know is "Can I buy this thing I want," or "How much can I spend on groceries?" Anything else is just going to make her worry and compare. An exceptionally level-headed woman could be consulted for advice, most should be kept in the dark. If you play it right, could be a bottomless source of both dread game and mystery, inspiring loyalty for years.

My MIL has been married over 60 years, and has never known her husband's salary or how much the family has in savings/investments. She's never gone hungry and has learned to live one day at at time, not worrying about money. She has always had everything she needs and much of what she wants. She has no complaints.

These women are laughably out of touch. Unbelievable

Just what is all this income needed for? The readymade excuse is that the money is needed to raise a family, which does require a large enough living space, cars, and many other expenses. But while kids do cost money, they are not nearly expensive enough that the man needs to make as much money as most of these women are demanding. No, these women want the perks of a more expensive lifestyle. That is the real reason, and the potential children are just an excuse for the materialism of many women.

More income with women such as these will just mean she will demand a bigger, more expensive house in the most expensive neighborhood in the most expensive parts of the country. It will also mean that she will demand a more expensive vehicle. You want her to drive a Ford or a Toyota? Not good enough for these princesses, as they will demand to have a Lincoln or a Lexus. She can't status signal to other women how wealthy she is otherwise. And she will want more expensive vacations too, among every other major expense.

That is what it is really about. A bunch of extravagance that just puts more strain on your expenses without any real benefit. Which is why a woman who understands frugality and practicality is far better than any woman who is a liability due to her expensive desires. A woman who can appreciate budgeting and avoiding wasteful spending is far better a choice than women such as these in the video who will eventually still not be content with how much a man earns years into the marriage.