General Stalin said:
I can't say because I obviously am not there and likely never will be, but I imagine these old rich men who sponsor young "wives" must feel lonely. They must know the relationship is not any kind of real genuine emotional connection. I'd rather be with some old bat who's been with me forever and is just as close to the grave as I am. At least we both know no one else will wants us and the only people we are good for are eachother.
Honestly, how is that less depressing?
In one scenario, you're with a young woman in a clearly transactional relationship with no love. From this relationship, you at least get the satisfaction of being with a pretty younger woman, which is more enjoyable sexually and more fun socially (better on your arm).
In the other scenario, you are with a woman your age who may (or may not) have gotten with you for reasons other than your money (assuming you weren't well off or weren't looking quite likely to be well off when she first met you). She's not sexually appealing at all and doesn't look good on your arm. You say that the benefit of this is that you both know nobody else wants you and you're only good for each other, but that doesn't sound so fantastic to me, especially given the high likelihood that after 40+ years together there isn't much affection left between us anyway (meaning that the relationship is no more loving than it might have been with the younger woman, who was at least sexy and looked good on the arm).
I mean, how does that convo even go?
"Well, we're both really old and we don't really have much romantic affection for one another anymore after 3-4 decades together, but at least we're both almost dead and nobody else wants us!"
That sounds about as depressing as it gets.
I don't rate Soros, but I don't think he's necessarily playing the wrong card here.