ok so i just watched 50 Shades of Grey for the first time and im about to belatedly contribute to The Discourse despite having read none of it : a thread
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Christian, a billionaire, falls for Anastasia, a hardware store shelf stocker. This is unrealistic and also unattractive; why is Christian falling for her? I assume he must be lame somehow which is why he can't get more successful women who are his own equal.
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But probably this is why it appeals to the 'average joesephina'; a billionaire would never fall for a store clerk, so this is precisely why the movie is appealing.
anyway he then gets obsessive/stalkery in classic Twilight-esque fashion
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Lmao if you think men care as much of womens status as the other way around.
Might come as a shock to you but womens economical status has little value to men on the dating market.
It's all about age, chemistry and looks.
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it does when you're at a level as extreme as a billionaire. While you might still *fuck* a store clerk, it's very unlikely you'd date one; dating takes time, and there's way more accomplished women who'd be down to be the person to take up that time.
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Nah, it seems you're projecting your own ideals as a woman to this which are influenced by the feminist driven rhetoric about career oriented women
High stat. women are less likely to be stay at home moms because they focus on their work. Low stat. women can be seen as tradwifes
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My old boss, hundred millionaire, not quite billionaire (so maybe not the same?) left his wife and family for his secretary. She was not at all high status, though not store clerk level 🤷🏼♀️
His previous two wives were high status. Which I guess landed him, but didn't keep him