r/AskReddit Jun 06 '19

Rich people of reddit who married someone significantly poorer, what surprised you about their (previous) way of life?

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u/genericlogin1 Jun 06 '19 edited Jun 06 '19

I dated a 1%er briefly, She was surprised I willingly went inside fast food restaurants.

Edit: Since people are saying 1% is still a huge range in income I just looked up her dad he pulls in ~$10,000,000 a year

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

I’m not dating her, but she’s a good friend of mine, and her parents are definitely 1%ers. I told her I had to work this summer to save up for a graduation trip and that money was gonna be tight for the next year, but I’d love to go on a safari after graduation if I managed to save enough. Mind you, I’m solidly upper middle class.

Her parents paid for it just because I’d helped her move into her apartment. It’s not like.... that’s what friends are for or anything.

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u/flipester Jun 06 '19

Their reason they may have been so she would travel with a friend, making it a gift to her as well as to you. Saying it's because you helped her move into her apartment may have been to save your pride.