Female acquaintance goes full on hypergamy infront of me........

[derby1]

This may be the disconnect here -- Mercedes is much more of a "commoner" brand in Europe, probably more like a Toyota Camry or a Volkswagen Jetta. Here, it's a status symbol. It means you have money. An new A-class Benz MSRP's at $33K. Spending 2/3rds of a year's salary on a car, even with financing, is just bad financial discipline.

ironically if you have a mustang in the UK, Youre classed as doing okay for yourself

 

[BeExcellent]

Agreed the lady OP refers to is unkind. Sadly.

@rjc149 Duly noted about Cadillacs. My friend made that comment many years ago, lol. As to the sensitivity thing I am not sensitive about my relationship. He is the dominant. Finances really don’t factor tbh. What I do tire of is (and it’s been true for years here) is the inability of the thoughts I post about threads to stand alone. I post very few of my own threads. I respond if I think it’s worth contributing to someone else’s. Lots of things I say are criticized because I, a woman, said them when they could have as easily been said by a guy. So yeah that gets old. It’s silly especially since much of the advice I offer comes from my father’s views.

And people are curious about female posters here, which is natural. I’ve been questioned much as catsmeow is being questioned currently. It’s a male space & I get that. I’ve been told to go away as well, again, I understand why and do not rail about that. Additionally I am atypical in a number of ways, so I understand that too.

@Bokanovsky fair enough. You are welcome to ignore me.

 

[SargeMaximus]

Just because your father is a male doesn't mean his advice is sound. He could be the biggest blue pilled white knight cuck that ever lived. Most males don't give good advice because they're stuck in the feminine imperative mindset.

Agreed. All the older males in my family with the exception of my father were beta males. My father was an abusive alpha 1.0 unfortunately. So I never looked up to any of the males in my family. Tried to find the alternative like alpha 2.0 black dragon talks about but even that is incomplete.

 

[BeExcellent]

Just because your father is a male doesn't mean his advice is sound. He could be the biggest blue pilled white knight cuck that ever lived. Most males don't give good advice because they're stuck in the feminine imperative mindset.

As I’ve explained in other threads my father was as red pill as they come long before The Matrix existed. So his advice was/is solid. He embodied what everyone here aspires to be as a man. All the men in my family of origin were that way. FWIW.

 

[rjc149]

Agreed the lady OP refers to is unkind. Sadly.

@rjc149 Duly noted about Cadillacs. My friend made that comment many years ago, lol. As to the sensitivity thing I am not sensitive about my relationship. He is the dominant. Finances really don’t factor tbh. What I do tire of is (and it’s been true for years here) is the inability of the thoughts I post about threads to stand alone. I post very few of my own threads. I respond if I think it’s worth contributing to someone else’s. Lots of things I say are criticized because I, a woman, said them when they could have as easily been said by a guy. So yeah that gets old. It’s silly especially since much of the advice I offer comes from my father’s views.

And people are curious about female posters here, which is natural. I’ve been questioned much as catsmeow is being questioned currently. It’s a male space & I get that. I’ve been told to go away as well, again, I understand why and do not rail about that. Additionally I am atypical in a number of ways, so I understand that too.

@Bokanovsky fair enough. You are welcome to ignore me.

I hear you. I thought it was worth noting that in your relationship, the disparity in income between you are your partner isn't as relevant to your relationship because a) you're both high earners and neither is the "breadwinner" and b) the age difference itself may indicate some other dynamic in your relationship that makes it tick. I was off on (b).

In most cases, women lose respect/attraction for men they out-earn, especially if she is the breadwinner in the relationship. But I think we agree that this woman is not only demonstrating that, but also immaturity and lack of financial discipline, and generally being a jerkoff. This is of course bearing in mind that buying a new Mercedes in Europe isn't as big of a deal as it is here.

 

[rjc149]

ironically if you have a mustang in the UK, Youre classed as doing okay for yourself

My buddy in college had a black Mustang with a racing stripe. I thought it was the coolest car.

Didn't get him any poon (because he had no game). Broke down a lot. My old Lexus SUV just crossed 100K miles. Never a single issue. Hard to argue against Japanese cars.

 

[SW15]

No one making less than $50K per year should be buying a German luxury car. No one should be buying a 10 year old used car. It’s a total waste of money.

A 10+ year old used car is not a bad buy in certain cases. It's a good first car for a newer driver, especially a 16-20 year old.

German luxury cars are a pricy experience. Both Mercedes-Benz and BMW have gone down in quality since the 1990s.

 

[rjc149]

A 10+ year old used car is not a bad buy in certain cases. It's a good first car for a newer driver, especially a 16-20 year old.

German luxury cars are a pricy experience. Both Mercedes-Benz and BMW have gone down in quality since the 1990s.

Paying any sort of premium for a 10 year old German luxury car is just poor spending. Maybe getting a 10 year old Honda or Toyota for your teenager is fine.

BMW is a better car than Benz. Benz seems to have a reputation for electronics problems. I also think the brand is not as exclusive as it once was. A C class is pretty accessible.

 

[SW15]

Paying any sort of premium for a 10 year old German luxury car is just poor spending. Maybe getting a 10 year old Honda or Toyota for your teenager is fine.

You make a defensible point there. As a 16-17 year old guy in high school, you will be able to bang more women with a 10 year old BMW or Mercedes than a 10 year old Honda or Toyota.

BMW is a better car than Benz. Benz seems to have a reputation for electronics problems. I also think the brand is not as exclusive as it once was. A C class is pretty accessible.

The C Class when initially brought to market was supposed to be Mercedes-Benz's answer to the BMW 3 Series. The 3 Series has been successful for BMW.

 

[dude99]

girl I know has had a job promotion at JCB, shes recently purchased a Mercedes A class, nothing mega but still tidy...

why am I telling you this?

her chap is a mechanic, nice beta guy. she now out earns him & has a better car

Her whole aura towards him has literally flipped like a sociopath in 30 days. she adored him a month ago(so to speak)

In the cafe this morning, she told me "shes independent now and earns the most money in the house", the slightest thing he does she threatens him to leave.

get this as well, shes re activated her social media this week hmmmmmmm.....(Dating app)

She never spoke in this combative way a month ago, women are literally controlled by their DNA

the Manosphere advice once again unravels infront of me......

Best thing he can do is throw her asss to the curb now. Go and date other women

 

[MatureDJ]

girl I know has had a job promotion at JCB, shes recently purchased a Mercedes A class, nothing mega but still tidy...

why am I telling you this?

her chap is a mechanic, nice beta guy. she now out earns him & has a better car

Her whole aura towards him has literally flipped like a sociopath in 30 days. she adored him a month ago(so to speak)

In the cafe this morning, she told me "shes independent now and earns the most money in the house", the slightest thing he does she threatens him to leave.

get this as well, shes re activated her social media this week hmmmmmmm.....(Dating app)

She never spoke in this combative way a month ago, women are literally controlled by their DNA

the Manosphere advice once again unravels infront of me......

What is JCB? BTW, women can turn on a man on a dime.

 

[MatureDJ]

I would estimate he earns around 18 UK thousand, being an employed mechanic.

I know for a fact she was on 16k before and shes on 28k now.

That's about $40K/yr. At that income, I'd be driving a beater.

 

[MatureDJ]

You make a defensible point there. As a 16-17 year old guy in high school, you will be able to bang more women with a 10 year old BMW or Mercedes than a 10 year old Honda or Toyota.

My money would be on a lad driving a beat up van.

 

[derby1]

What is JCB? BTW, women can turn on a man on a dime.

J.C.B is our big digger plant they make all the machinery for industrial places & farmers...

 

[SW15]

My money would be on a lad driving a beat up van.

No, unless that person driving the beat up van has a criminal record and tattoos.

I believe there are a few archetypes that can get you laid.

Rich guy is one of them. There are plenty of men trying to pull off rich guy, spending money, and still not getting laid. Rich guy alone won't get you laid conventionally unless accompanied by some other factors. However, rich guy alone can work on a sugar dating platform.

 

[Bingo-Player]

Wait— £28K per year? That’s a little under $40K per year in the US. No one making $40K per year thinks it’s time to buy a Mercedes, not even a C class.

In the UK people like buying cars on personal finance or on long term hire deals ( they never actually end up owning the car ) but at least they can flex Infront of work colleagues and post it on instagram

Where i live everyone is driving BMW's , Audis , mercades even though the average salary here is 25K a year GROSS

Some are paying upwards of £400 a month in repayments for the pleasure

its very bizarre behaviour but is absolutely rife here

 

[DEEZEDBRAH]

girl I know has had a job promotion at JCB, shes recently purchased a Mercedes A class, nothing mega but still tidy...

why am I telling you this?

her chap is a mechanic, nice beta guy. she now out earns him & has a better car

Her whole aura towards him has literally flipped like a sociopath in 30 days. she adored him a month ago(so to speak)

In the cafe this morning, she told me "shes independent now and earns the most money in the house", the slightest thing he does she threatens him to leave.

get this as well, shes re activated her social media this week hmmmmmmm.....(Dating app)

She never spoke in this combative way a month ago, women are literally controlled by their DNA

the Manosphere advice once again unravels infront of me......

See the code in the matrix. Act accordingly.

 

[DEEZEDBRAH]

In the UK people like buying cars on personal finance or on long term hire deals ( they never actually end up owning the car ) but at least they can flex Infront of work colleagues and post it on instagram

Where i live everyone is driving BMW's , Audis , mercades even though the average salary here is 25K a year GROSS

Some are paying upwards of £400 a month in repayments for the pleasure

its very bizarre behaviour but is absolutely rife here

There's a lot of this. Women are dumb and cannot decipher between dude bro running on empty or a minimalist who has got the bag. Clearly one path is hard mode.

Most fellas are looking to play house or something like. Wheeling baeeeee from a minimalist play is likely the best approach. Ironically enough, you are going to take Ls in the process. Hypergamy on tren in 2021.

One of my mates is loaded and self made. He drives a civic. Dresses like a frat boy. Girls know somehow that he's got it going on. No flex. It's quite perplexing. Likely, the best of both paths is his. Guy pulled when broke and had not even a pot to piss in. Loaded today and girls show up trying to move into his place after sexy time.

 

[B80]

Cadillacs are lower-tier luxury here, like Acura or Audi. Not Mercedes, Lexus, BMW level.

Audi are in same premium tier as bmw and merc in UK. In fact I'd say bmw are bottom of the 3 in terms of 'aspirational'.

They are definitely held in higher regard than Toyota and most other marques.

As someone else mentioned, pcp lease deals make these cars accessible to the masses, whereas 20 years ago, you'd generally have to be making good money to afford one.

They regularly do offers for £30 odd k list price cars, such as put 2k down (usually covered by car they're trading in), followed by 48 monthly payments of £200, then at end of 48 months you pay remaining balance to keep car, or trade in for another new one and keep monthly payments going. Most people don't seem to work out cost over long term and love it.

You see loads of small engine/diesel German cars driven around usually in 's line', 'm sport' or 'amg line' finishes, by posers in sun glasses appearing to think they're the dogs bollocks in their bottom of the range, sh1tty engined, shiny new German cars.

For me it was a case of avoiding that crap/look and to get an m3 or maybe when bored of that an rs5/6, c63. But I like bmw more, as less 'glitzy'/trendy but still immense pieces of machinery. I'd rather get a civic again, than a show off German car with a ****,underpowered engine, single exhaust pipe, that looks like a performance car.

 

[B80]

28 thousand pounds a year(plus any bonuses) is a very very good wage in a bum area of the UK, especially if she splits the bills with the mechanic. you can live quite a nice lifestyle. a monthly payment on a new but basic mercedes wont be a problem

Yeah mid 20 k is around about the median wage for most areas in the UK. Making 40k outside of London is regarded as a very good income by most. 30k in Midlands, or up north is a decent wage in most areas.

Most aren't earning 40k by accident. you're going to be a manager reasonably high up the chain or in a highly skilled and demanding job in tge right industry/sector - such as banking.