Inspired by the interracial dating thread, I'm curious to see what people think.
Would you date someone from a different socioeconomic class? Or have you already? Say if you are squarely middle class, would you date someone who was very poor, or a billionaire plutocrat? If you are poor, would you date someone very wealthy? If you are very wealthy, would you date someone poor? Keep in mind wealth is often tied to their background, life experiences, family, education, etc. It's not as simple as how much money they have in the bank (they could have little money themselves, but in practice be rich because they come from a wealthy family who will support them).
I wouldn't date someone richer, or if I did he'd have to be a complete loser I could drag anytime that would still buy me stuff (just like I did earlier this year).
I sort of find the idea of dating someone a lot richer than me uncomfortable if only because I feel like I'd be too insecure about what I bring to the table as a partner, seeing as I am both poor and lazy.
Unless he was just born into money in which case I probably wouldn't care. I doubt I'd feel as guilty for not working for the money if he didn't have to either.
I wouldn't date someone richer, or if I did he'd have to be a complete loser I could drag anytime that would still buy me stuff (just like I did earlier this year).
I mean - it shouldn't matter, but I'm working on making sure I'm able to live comfortably on my own financially (Independent Women Part III tbh). In fact, I'd almost rather be with someone as wealthy or less wealthy than me because I don't want to feel like I rely on anyone for anything. That can get messy QUICKLY. And in terms of socioeconomic status, it does make things easier if you come from a similar background, but I would never exclude anyone because of that.
Personally I don't think I'd feel comfortable going to either extreme. If he was a billionaire brat I'd feel insecure and like I could never relate to his life. I probably wouldn't be able to relate to someone from a much lower socioeconomic background either, our lives would be really different and they probably would have very different ideas of manners, taste, etc. They are really silly, superficial details and I totally recognize them as classist as hell, but I just wouldn't feel like we belonged if he didn't know how to eat with proper manners, or had at least somewhat my level of taste in clothing, furniture, architecture, etc. Like, I couldn't date someone who drove a gold car and or spoke in a really uneducated way or thought dipping your finger into a sauce at a restaurant is acceptable.
I mean. I'm sure economic disparities could definitely be a barrier when trying to connect to someone on that level, but ultimately the question boils down to whether we'd be willing to date a person of a different economic class.
For some people, those barriers might be too much to overcome, but I think for most of the people ignoring that part of the question they're not.
