Would you marry for money?

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<p>I met a 25 year old girl in Venezuela who's about to be a dentist. She's doing her dental residency. Anyway, I was on vacation and met her and sparks flew. She's pretty and speaks ok english so we have no trouble communicating.</p>

<p>Anyway, something inside of me is telling me to go for this one. Maybe I should marry her, thus, giving her US citizenship and having her start her own dental practice after she gets all required certifications and what not for international dentists. Dentists make much more in the US than in south america.</p>

<p>that way, I can bank in loads of money and just chill out in our mansion eating cheese cake and watching TV.</p>

<p>i'll make sure to include in the prenup that I will stay with at least 50% assests in case we divorce.</p>

<p>I'm sure every day thousands of couples get married for money, so i really dont see this as a bad idea. Plus, remember, there WAS chemistry when we met and i might fly back down to venezuela later this summer to meet up with her. We communicate on email and she seems REALLY into me, she has even sent her resume to US-based dental companies.</p>

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<p>I'd say do it :) a one way ticket out of here with a green card can certainly light up people's eyes on its own though lol. </p>

<p>But damn bro get a job for yourself too, don't just leech off of her income. You'll be bored anyways being at your mansion all the time eating cheesecake.</p>

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<p>Maybe she's just pretending to be into you for citizenship.</p>

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<p>I have to point out that professional degrees and credentials from developing and middle-income countries tend to not be v. well respected in the United States. Regardless of whether or not this prejudice is fair or justified, it exists. For example, my friend's bikini waxer was a trained ob-gyn in Guatemala. If she is able to find work as a dentist, she may not make nearly as much money as a dentist who earned his or her credentials at an American school. It's something to bear in mind, whatever your motivations for marrying this woman may be. (I won't comment on those, b.c. they're not really my business.)</p>

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<p>Does this girl have a younger sister who is a brain surgeon? If so, you know where to find me...</p>

<p>Seriously though, if you have feelings for this woman then why not?</p>

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<p>Since you'll both mutually benefit by the act, why not? You want her for money, she wants you for possible citizenship. Nice trade-off.</p>

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<p>um. . . if youre into her, do it. DONT do it for the money. yea, and she could just be pretending to be into you for the citizenship.</p>

<p>think about it, its about getting married, its a big deal.</p>

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<p>Pip, was your bikini waxer born here?</p>

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<p>She's my friend's...But no, I don't think so. It's actually really not an unusual phenomenon. I can only think of one person in my city w. a medical degree from a non-Western university who practices here. And he works in a community clinic.</p>

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<p>Do you As long as you have a clue what it takes to start a dental practice? As long as you have the half million plus for the equipment and office. Otherwise you'll have a wife filling cavities for someone else for next to nothing.</p>

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<p>South America, might be rich, hot woman?!!</p>

<p>Are you kidding me? Marry.</p>

<p>(Cant believe you're asking for advice on marriage on CC btw)</p>

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<p>my 9th grade Spanish teacher was a dentist in Colombia....</p>

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<p>dentists arnt exactly mansion owners. but it is a "well off" job.</p>

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<p>yeah, they tend to be Mcmansion owners.</p>

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<p>i would do it why not...but women rarely marry below so I guess it ain't gonna happen</p>

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<p>so how much money is involved anyway? lol
I'd recommend still flying down to see her, and then deciding. After all, maybe the chemistry will still be there.</p>

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<p>If you want to marry for money, walk into the Goldman Sachs office at 85 Broad Street in New York, take the elevator to the top floor and propose to anybody.</p>

<p>Investment bankers may never be home, but they have enough money to build a mansion out of $100 bills.</p>

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<p>you should probably check on the possibility that Mr Chavez won't let her leave the country.</p>

<p>She's probably part of the armed resistance that is being trained for when the US invades (which according to Chavez will be very soon)</p>

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<p>^Lol thats definitely not happening anytime soon.</p>

<p>and theres no reason why chavez would stop anyone from going; i'm leaving for college this year</p>

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<p>dentists make a lot of money on the average - how do you know she won't be one of those dentists who are in bottom 20%? - and then suppose you say "no kids for now" and she goes ahead and gets pregnant and wants to keep the kid (you know how they're all roman catholics there, so no contraceptives) and you decide to divorce her and get stuck paying 20+ years for yours and hers kids until they get through college - meanwhile those 50% you got will be vanishing away paying for yourself, and kids, and perhaps the new girl you find, and new family (say you divorce in 15-20 years) so where does that leave you? - but then the mean age to divorce is like 5-6 years after marriage, (guess incompatible people can't stand each other longer than that) are you sure you'll get enough money from her in that period of time to pay for divorce lawyers? won't she be paying up enormous debt for opening up a practice in USA for all this time? - overall it sounds like a bad plan to me</p>

<p>so if you go for it, you must make sure you two can stand living together until she ends her debt and starts bringing in profit -- debt will be enormous if you count in the money she payed for dental school plus the money for buying equipment and renting space and hiring people for opening up a practice</p>

<p>anyway, marrying for money is a bad idea - most time human mind is to limited to be able to predict all the possible future outcomes thus there are so many horror stories out there about these types of marriages yet a never decreasing number of people who dream about making themselves rich by marrying</p>