Love and Money

Tonight I asked Gioconda if we had a reality show that became wildly successful, and we were making $75,000.00 per episode, and we had just signed a contract for 60 shows, and we were in negotiation for our action figures... if we would end up like Jon and Kate (Plus Eight- actually six in our case).

Jon and Kate are getting a DIVORCE, and their little eight will be latch key sextuplets and twins.

Sad but true.

Apparently, Jon has a much younger girlfriend who, and this is just a guess, has not inserted herself up his ass the way Kate did.

I am 45 and I do understand wanting to have the attention of people who have less mileage, like by 20 years, but I want to think I'm the type of person who honors a commitment.

"You wouldn't leave me for someone younger. Money is so much more important to you than romance," Gioconda said, and yes, that is a direct quote.

Harsh but true. 

In the end, money can buy romance.  Wouldn't you rather have lunch on the top of the Eiffel Tower with someone you are luke warm about than eat a stale twinkie sitting in your double wide trailer in Kingman Arizona with someone you are crazy about?  Really.  

Donald Trump is a troll and he is married to an international beauty queen. 

Ric Ocasek, the lead singer from  The Cars, has to be one of the most unfortunate looking people on the planet and he is married to a model.

I could keep going...but I think my point is well made.  It isn't rocket science.  If you have enough dough you can pretty much have anyone you want as long as that person is your financial inferior.

I could not help but consider what would happen if Gioconda and I suddenly became rich and famous.

"So, you might leave me for someone younger, because money is not so important to you," I said.

"Totally", she replied.