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late last night, timmy posted about how you can get away with more if you're good-looking. although, i agree with him 100%, i believe money is more powerful than looks. if you have enough of it, you can buy looks - or the "affection" of someone who looks like you want them to. take donald trump, for example. the guy's a few fries short of a happy meal in the looks department.... he always has been. and look at his fiancee. you think she loves him because of his great looks and brilliant personality? riiiight. and pigs can fly. now, i've been known in the past to be a bit superficial. if we're being honest, i think we all are to an extent. i've met guys that were so-so in the looks department, but then you find out he's a doctor. immediately his market value goes up quite a bit. ladies, can i get a hallelujah? men - same goes for you. i'm sure it makes "average" a bit more interesting when she's a trust fund baby. i've gone the other way with it too, though. i've dated men who were fabulously good looking, and dirt poor. (either way, it's superficial - i know.) my point is -- whether you want to admit it or not... having money is rarely a bad thing. my parents are well-off, and i've never lacked for anything. (yes, i realize that i am one of the lucky ones. and btw, i have worked since i was 16 - i didn't get everything handed to me.) so, snagging some man with a lot of money has never been something that drove my desires. still yet, the thought of being with someone who is financially secure (if there is such a thing) is not something i don't think about. i would love to teach music, but we all know that teachers make sh*t for money. as luck would have it, i fell in love with someone who makes pretty good money. too bad he's in debt up to his ears. school loans, credit cards, iiick. i will have ZERO debt in about 6 months when my car is paid off. ZERO. we were talking about financial stuff last night, and this man has over 30K in debt. eesh. this includes his car, so really i only count about 20K, but still. that just sucks. that becomes mine when we're eventually married. i was kinda frustrated, but then came to my senses when i remembered most everyone i know is in some kind of major debt. *shrugs* i had a point when i originally started this post... but i think it went out the window after the first paragraph. i obviously need to polish my writing skills a bit.... sorry.