In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), differences in social status form the central theme and act as sizable obstacles to the characters. You’d think that now, more than two hundred years later, society would have evolved beyond such rigid structural divisions.
Honestly, I think I have a pretty perfect life, and it is because of the generosity on my wife’s parents. I work very hard, and make a good salary, but at a nonprofit because I don’t really need the money, and the work is meaningful to me. I have a multimillion dollar home with no mortgage. My kids go to private school, and I don’t have to worry about their tuition. We take nice vacations once a year. We don’t spend our money on needless things, but we don’t have to ever worry about money.
I went on a holiday with them - paid for my own flight - and couldn't believe how well organised everything was. They owned the villa we stayed at, but when we all arrived the beds were made, all the blinds and windows had been opened, the pantry and fridges were fully stocked and the pool was glistening.
It was almost a year of us bouncing from one city to another, one high class hotel to another. We'd have fun, I'd handle work stuff, we'd make time to see some sights and do touristy s**t. Then her father found out, I guess, because he finally went back over his financials for the year and he was definitely not happy. She had to go back home immediately, I was told that it'd be in my best interests to meet with him soon... so I took some time, flew out, and met with him.
I also had a lot of resentment come up . They had different wings of a mansion and I grew up thinking people with a garage fridge were loaded. The amount of things they took for granted really got to me.I'm not sure if people understand what ptsd is at this point. I highly doubt op woke up because of night terrors, were constantly vigilant about everything, or kept having panic attacks or intrusive flashbacks.
My wife is also one of the hardest working people I have ever met and even with all the wealth actually practices charity to the point that I have to stop her. He’s from an upper-middle-class family — they go on multiple vacations a year. They have a pool, boat, and a huge property with a beautiful house in a small, quiet neighborhood. My family was barely above the poverty line — my parents made sure I had what I needed, but we definitely went without often. The power and water would get shut off, and we never went on vacation. My S.O. and I met in high school during junior year, and have been together for nine years.
He was a genuinely good guy. Kind, generous, absolutely willing to step up and be a father figure to my boys . I've told him - and 100% truly meant every word - that the best gift he gave me wasn't the car or jewelry or the great trips. He gave me the gift of time with my kids. The divorce had been so nasty, we'd spent several years just going thru hell and trying to survive. And for those 6 months, for the first time ever, I had both plenty of time AND money to just enjoy life. And those 6 months were AMAZING. Every day was an adventure.
Not me but one of my friends is in an undefined sexual relationship with a rich guy. He offers to do a lot for her, but she's hesitant to accept any of it. The biggest thing she described to me is when they were getting intimate while she was on her period. She bled on his comforter that costs over 500 USD. She was extremely apologetic and wanted to try to clean it, but he insisted it was fine and that she relax. He said he could just replace it if it doesn't wash out later.
I was jealous at the beginning but money doesn't make you happy. She was very privileged but still had her problems. All the money in the world cannot heal you from mental health issues. Everybody has problems. Either you have poor people problems or rich people problems. Being poor just doesn't let you compensate with something that costs money.
Mom Demands Her Whole Family Be Upgraded To First Class, Forcing 13-Year-Old To Give Up His Seat, But Gets Deplaned Instead I grew up poor, we lived in a small one bedroom apartment and I had to share it with my brother until I was like 13. Mom slept in the living room. I helped with chores and was always trying to save any money I got. We never vacationed anywhere far away and I had to take out a loan when I went to university so I could live closer to campus and not have to commute 4 hours total each day.
Once had a short term relationship with someone who's grandfather was a Canadian senator for like 15+ years. Whole family rich as f**k, old money, super WASP-ey, been in Canada for like 200 years and has always been rich and connected since they got here. My family has been in Canada 250-300+ years, lived in all the same places , but mine has always been lower middle class.
All in all we didn’t work out for other reasons. But the difference in budgets played a role and I now realise it was tad uncomfortable. It made me reflect on how much I actually knew about the guy and the answer was"very little". I considered him a close friend but it became clear that our relationship was quite superficial and he never spoke much about his personal life or his interests. I don't know if rich people are generally cautious about letting people into their circle or whether he just kept me at arm's length because I come from a very humble background by comparison.
My family is friends with a family that used to have a very old and traditional beverages company. Even before they sold it they already were, of course, wealthy, but after selling it they became unimaginably rich. After that, for a while, we didn’t even talk. Nothing bad happened between us, but I guess when you’re that rich you just think that everyone is with you for personal interests, and naturally you push them away.
Imagine the highschool drama you saw and experienced. Ramp it up to 11. Then ramp it up again just for good measure.
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