Cupids Dating Blog

She Who Shall Not Be Named told me that, if I were a rich a man, we'd probably still be together. As it was, she still cared deeply for me. Craig (that's the rich person's name) was a great guy and she apparently cared for him deeply, but he was a little busy (or, rather, always busy) because he was practically married to his job. To make up for this, he bought her lots of things, such as jewelry, clothes and frequent trips to Paris whenever he had to meet with the investors who lived there. After having missed an anniversary because of work, he even bought her a car.

Here's where the difference between rich and poor people pop up. He got her a car when he goofed up big time. I got her a racing car game (Don't look at me like that! It wasn't just any video game, it was Super Mario Kart!). Curiosity got the better of me, so I asked why she was with him. I mean, what was so appealing about dating a rich person if you couldn't spend time with him and didn't like expensive gifts?

She told me it was his intentions. As much as he couldn't drag himself away from work, he really wanted to and it killed him that he couldn't spend as much time with her as they'd both like. The gifts weren't like when I gave them to her. Besides differing in monetary value, they were also done as a means of trying to keep her happy during the times she couldn't be with him in person. Apparently, my gifts were just done to excuse my mistakes. That's a fair enough statement, but it doesn't mean I'm cheap. After all, when we parted ways, I binged on the $20 tubs of ice cream in order to boost my self-esteem, not some cheap $3 bucket!