Tackling the age-old question: What’s more important in a relationship, love or money?
The Beatles once crooned that money can’t buy love, but decades later, Tina Turner had the guts to ask, “What’s love got to do with it?” Jump ahead a few more decades, and people still can’t make up their damn minds.
According to a new survey, more than six in 10 romantics say they’d marry for love, even if the union meant being broke until death do them part. Aww, that’s sweet, right? But hold on. Almost half of the respondents admitted that, if they were forced to choose between following their hearts or heeding their bank balances, they’d dump all the lovey-dovey Cupid crap for cold, hard cash. And who can blame them? Between inflation, college loans and measly salaries, plenty of people are finding that passion doesn’t pay the rent. Sorry, Paul McCartney—money can’t buy you love, but it’s also true that love can’t buy jack shit. Yep, these days, the real sweetheart might just be whoever can cover the increasing cost of groceries and rising utility bills.
“I’d marry for love, as long as he’s not still living in his mom’s basement when he asks me on a date.”
