How to convince my girlfriend she does not need to go on pricey dates?

[merince]

Well, then again if he marries her, he will be entitled to spousal SS benefits. Considering the discrepancy in net earnings, he might actually significantly increase his ss payout. So the dates can be considered a retirement investment then, LOL!

BTW, the above is very tongue-in-cheek.

[Ultralight]

Well, then again if he marries her, he will be entitled to spousal SS benefits. Considering the discrepancy in net earnings, he might actually significantly increase his ss payout. So the dates can be considered a retirement investment then, LOL!

BTW, the above is very tongue-in-cheek.

She'd certainly want a pre-nup.

[merince]

Social Security benefits are not subject to pre-nups. You can claim spousal social security benefits if you are currently married to a person eligible for SS benefits or if you've been married for 10 years and divorced. They don't affect her benefits at all. Obviously, you need to qualify for them, and I am not a lawyer, LOL

[merince]

Here is the official link: http://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/applying6.html
Also, I believe these are in addition to your own benefits.

[Ultralight]

Social Security benefits are not subject to pre-nups. You can claim spousal social security benefits if you are currently married to a person eligible for SS benefits or if you've been married for 10 years and divorced. They don't affect her benefits at all. Obviously, you need to qualify for them, and I am not a lawyer, LOL

I'd never marry a woman for money. I only marry women who successfully pressure me into it!

[iris lilies]

I'm pretty sure straight people can do that too. There's an app for that, after all.

Much harder to find women, though.

I was skeptical about the Ashley ?Madison business model since there aren't many women who openly declare their desire to participate in an "affair." I thought the whole thing sounded bogus, that few men would actually meetup with women. I figured it was a front for call girls.

I later heard an analysis on NPR that showed that a large percentage of men who were clients of Ashley Madison were manipulated into pay for sex, starting with texting and working their way up to voice sex partners then video sex.

[JaneV2.0]

Much harder to find women, though.

I wouldn't know; I aged out of the system.

[catherine]

I wouldn't know; I aged out of the system.

Me, too! This whole conversation has me so happy that I'm not young anymore, and I'll even go so far as to say it makes me happy that I was brought up heavily influenced by post-Victorian era women (including a couple nuns in that group), and it makes me really happy that I've been totally satisfied for life by my one life partner.

[ApatheticNoMore]

I was skeptical about the Ashley ?Madison business model since there aren't many women who openly declare their desire to participate in an "affair." I thought the whole thing sounded bogus, that few men would actually meetup with women. I figured it was a front for call girls.

almost 100% of the few women that were on it were fakes. The odds might be somewhat better with a hook up app but I still wouldn't think they would be good for finding a woman (but it is honest if a hook up is what you want). I'd bet even when women have affairs it doesn't happen that way (via personals), maybe they start slowly falling for that handsome coworker and never mind that marriage .... Ashley Madison did do single people who are really looking for other single people a favor though, it lured some married creeps who would lie about it off regular personals (separated I would consider).

[JaneV2.0]

... I'd bet even when women have affairs it doesn't happen that way (via personals), maybe they start slowly falling for that handsome coworker .... .

Guilty!