Become a Millionaire by Marrying Rich

I found this New York Daily News article about The Millionaire Matchmaker show on Bravo. The concept is simple… hot women who want money are set up dates with rich guys. I think a lot of America would hate this idea, but a lot of America would still tune to watch - if it wasn’t on Bravo.

The show is pretty open with it’s controversy. Matchmaker Patti Stanger says:

I have to diagnose their illness and find out why they’re still single with all their money and looks

That’s some “illness” there. I’d say that they are probably a little shy and maybe might not have the time to meet single women while they are earning all that money.

Here’s another interesting quote from the article:

There’s one important rule Stanger has for women. “You are not allowed to gold dig,” she says. “We will screen for that. I can spot them from 5 miles away, going, ‘How many cars does he have? How many homes does he have?’”

So let’s back the truck up. Women can sign to join this service where men are certified millionaires, but they aren’t allowed to ask about the money. It seems like that’s the one question that’s already answered for them.

I really don’t see what’s in it for the guys here. They have the money and the looks according to Stanger’s earlier quote. So the women are just bringing looks to the table. It looks to me like gender equality just took a big step backwards.

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