Do children from wealthy families, millionaire families, billionaire families, old-money families, or whatever exclusively date other people who also come from wealthy families? What if a rich kid’s dad wasn’t rich before they became rich? Like, do you think Tyler Perry’s or Oprah’s kids only date people from wealthy families despite Tyler and Oprah not coming from rich families?
I think they just date from the circles they hang out in. I don’t think rich people hang out with poor people in general, I guess they don’t have much in common given that they have different problems. Rich people go to rich people schools, rich people gyms, etc.
My mother (rich family) met my dad (student, father unemployed) while camping in Greece. None of her siblings married rich spouses either.
What about Tyler Perry or any other millionaire or billionaire who didn’t come from rich families? Do they not still hang out with family or childhood friends?
Do you still hangout with your childhood friends? Would you want to marry them years later? Socioeconomic status changes how people treat you, including people you already have existing relationships with. It can also affect how you treat other people if you’re not a very good person. And unfortunately a lot of not-very-good people are rich and/or famous because it requires the willingness to exploit others for personal gain.
Imagine you’re a famous person. Many people who are less famous than you now want to be you. Many other people now dislike you just because you’re famous (or maybe because some bad thing you did got covered in the media which any regular person would get away with). How do you find people who aren’t in one of those two categories to not only befriend, but date? The easiest way is to find someone in similar circumstances as you: a similar level of famous and/or rich. Sure, there are other ways, but they’re harder.