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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Banks" data-source="post: 1251223" data-attributes="member: 12046">I feel like the answer to this is yes.Wanting to be rich (rather than just making ends meet) and wanting a beautiful girl for her &quot;hotness&quot; or to show her off and make people envy you (rather than wanting her for her values, devotion to God, and ability to give you children) seem wrong to me.The same goes for a woman who chooses a man to marry based on his money or status (rather than his values/having a genuine connection with him).I'm not saying these things (a woman's beauty and a man's money and status) don't matter. They reflect who you are as a person. A man with good values who follows God is more likely to be financially stable and be respected by his community. A woman with good values is likely to have inner beauty and therefore be more attractive.But I can't get behind the idea of wanting money, status, beautiful women, and material things for their own sake.I'm not sure there is that big of a difference.You yourself refer to it as &quot;pride.&quot;There is nothing wrong with wanting to be well off, avoid poverty, and be able to provide. That's not the same as wanting to be rich beyond what you actually need and sacrificing important things in life (e.g. delaying marriage and children) in order to achieve it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rob Banks, post: 1251223, member: 12046"] I feel like the answer to this is yes. Wanting to be rich (rather than just making ends meet) and wanting a beautiful girl for her "hotness" or to show her off and make people envy you (rather than wanting her for her values, devotion to God, and ability to give you children) seem wrong to me. The same goes for a woman who chooses a man to marry based on his money or status (rather than his values/having a genuine connection with him). I'm not saying these things (a woman's beauty and a man's money and status) don't matter. They reflect who you are as a person. A man with good values who follows God is more likely to be financially stable and be respected by his community. A woman with good values is likely to have inner beauty and therefore be more attractive. But I can't get behind the idea of wanting money, status, beautiful women, and material things for their own sake. I'm not sure there is that big of a difference. You yourself refer to it as "pride." There is nothing wrong with wanting to be well off, avoid poverty, and be able to provide. That's not the same as wanting to be rich beyond what you actually need and sacrificing important things in life (e.g. delaying marriage and children) in order to achieve it. [/QUOTE]

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