Modern Dilemmas: Your problems solved

Dear Alex, I have finally met a man I want to marry who has all the attributes I want, including wealth. Now this is actually about to happen I am shocked at the reaction I have had from work colleagues and some family and friends calling me greedy. I thought they would all be happy for me. Is there a way to get them back on my side?

Marrying money is as old as the hills and not so long ago snaring a wealthy husband was seen as a triumph, but today it has a very modern sting. Women are seen as gold-diggers rather than successes, and that’s just what the women are saying. In other words you’re about to find out who your real friends are. Perhaps a majority of those people who have a strong opinion about your forthcoming nuptials didn’t actually take you seriously when you said you wanted to marry a wealthy man.The bottom line is that real friends stick with you no matter what and are happy for you when you get what you want.Winning people back, if that’s what you really want to do, will take some time. Their disapproval, for whatever reason will have to be surpassed by a new opinion about you. I would care less about what others think and focus on what makes you happy. If marrying into money gives you what you want, then that’s your choice. My advice would be to ensure that wealth remains fulfilling for you. You’ll find that beyond the obvious perks of riches comes a whole new dimension of being able to help those less fortunate than yourself. Perhaps you already have this in mind, or perhaps it is why you wanted to be wealthy the first place. I challenge you now to prove everyone wrong and step up to and into the real reason why so-called greed is good. That goal would be your next one to pursue and it will be interesting to see how people’s opinions change when they see that the gold-digger is actually the golden girl.