Contrast "I am the prize" with "We are only appliances to them". They both can't be true, can they?
I think the answer lies in that a quality woman will value a high value man. Notice that it takes two to tango, however.
@zekko and
@Tenacity are both correct. Women acquire appliances called men, some of whom are prizes. They seek those with great specifications, efficiency, output and ease of use.
Does a person ever REALLY love their car? Who cares? A car is used to drive us from point A to point B. If you are enjoying every minute with your woman, who cares what her motives secretly might be? I told my girl "If you ever tell me you faked all those orgasms, I'll say GOOD! As if I would be upset if you hadn't enjoyed yourself more as you leave me"!
Consider: My current girlfriend is the youngest, sweetest, most beautiful, most affectionate, most honest, wealthiest, smartest, sexiest and most photogenic girl I ever dated. Guess what? THAT IS WORTH SOMETHING. Worth working harder for, worth spending more on, worth investing in. A woman is indeed an investment. If you pick one who you love and you get her to fall in love you will have unlimited pleasure.
I saw a meme from a welfare mom saying Melania cost $10M for some trip and that the welfare mom only needed $75 in food stamps (that week). She said "Who is the problem here?" It is absolutely outrageous that she could ask that. Melania is the woman who inspired Donald Trump to become President of the United States. Behind every great man is a woman who loves him. Donald Trump is 71 years old and he has a spring in his step for a reason. Melania saved Western Civilization (note she is 25 years his junior, the same age difference as myself and my girl).
I met my girlfriend last August, the very day I got my (then second) job. I still have that job (now extended through at least August of this year). This year I earned more than I ever did in my life. I credit that to the fact I have my favorite girl in my life. And yet unemployed men like OP have the audacity to suggest that I'm being used and that my girl would secretly like a possible bum like Kreug more? If that were true, she would be with him. Women vote with their feet.