🍺 PUB TEST: Would You Date Someone For Their Money?

Does dating someone for their money pass the pub test?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
And Amanda jam Nation.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
Down to the jonesy De matter of arms to the
pub test dating someone for their bank balance?

Speaker 3 (00:07):
Does this pass the pub test?

Speaker 2 (00:08):
I mean when you just put it like that everyone
and say no, that's terrible, let's be romantic. But a
new survey has revealed that well millions of Australians are
hooking up for financial reasons and the cost of living
has blurred the lines between love and financial security. It's
not gold digging, it's financial security. That's a very attractive
quality and who would blame someone for looking for that?
Almost one in five are people. There's just three point

(00:31):
six million people that pursued a romantic relationship for financial reasons,
basically more by and large it's Gen Z's and the
older generations not so much. But this is the rising
cost of living that people are dealing with. Is maybe
you find romantic attachments to people who can give you
a better standard of living. Maybe that's how it goes.

(00:52):
What do you think dating someone for their bank balance?
Does it pass the pub test?

Speaker 3 (00:56):
No, it doesn't pass. You's got to have a relationship.
You have to know the person a lot person for
what they are and who they are and doing it
because they own money and they've got a good job.
Doesn't pass it to me.

Speaker 4 (01:05):
No, I believe you should be with someone for what
they have to give from their hearts, not for what
they have to give in their back pockets, as money
only causes trouble and drama. So yeah, it doesn't pass
the pub get to me.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
No, it absolutely does not pass the POD test. I
met my wife and we had nothing. We've been married
fifteen years. We've built a life together with growing a family,
built wealth, been on holidays and all that sort of stuff.
So now it doesn't pass the pub test. You've got
to work at it, learn and earn together, and that
makes a good lasting relationship.

Speaker 5 (01:38):
Look, I'm going to be a little bit controversial. I
think it does. I mean, in this day and age,
everything is just so expensive and one day, you know,
if I want to have kids or anything like that,
Like I'm in my late twenties, I need to think
about my future. And if you know, my partner has
a bit of a bit more of a better paying
job and a higher bank balance, And I'm sorry that

(02:00):
I think I.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
Would well Modern times

Speaker 3 (02:04):
There, modern times, thank you for all your calls