yes, when I was very young (and the world was new.) I was very low income, and he was the son of VERY wealthy people (loads of Daddy's money) He was nice, but always looking down his nose at me, judging my mom for not being rich and not giving her kids EVERYTHING!

I used to have a job that made me quite a bit of money... and I ended up dating a soldier... I made his full montly income... in two weeks. It worked for a while untill he started relying on me to take care of all his bills that he couldn't pay. I got more annoyed with his uncleanliness and he started to get money hungry. After I dropped him I found that my money problems dissappeared and I was back to my budget. It just depends on how the person acts...

if the financial responsibilties are made clear to begin with, there should be no problem...after all, love knows no bounds....right?

I have dated dirt poor women and filthy rich ones. Mixed results. I think the circumstances of how they came to be in their financial situation makes a big difference. I dated a woman who came from several generations of poverty and learned quickly that certain habits were so deeply embedded into her that she would likely never know how to be anything but poor. Odds are very strong she is still dirt poor and has kids who will grow up to be poor. Needless to say that did not work out for me. On the flip side, women who inherited wealth or married into it were somewhat different than those that worked for it.

I suppose I have - and it is working fine so far

I have been on both ends of this...when I was in high school I dated a boy from a family that had very little money while mine was comfortable and I had an income to supplement money that my parents gave me. He didn't want me to pay for him when we did things so we spent a lot of time at parks and other places that were free. After I moved out of my parents house and was supporting myself I dated a man that was a few years older and much more established than myself. I was never really comfortable with being paid for and eventually we broke up after during a conversation on the subject while I was trying to explain that he didn't need to pay for my plane ticket on a trip we were planning he said "why else am I here?" as in why are you dating me if not for my money?

Yes. It presented so many challenges. I believe love conquers all but class. There were some placed that either one of us felt like a fish out of water. Ultimately, our families broke us apart. Its all good though.

i say - dont go there buddy!

Yes. I dated a man who had a lot of money and influence when I was in my early 20s. At first he was very loving and caring and looked at me with respect and was happy I was not snobby and looked down on others like many of his other rich friends do. It lasted a little over a year. His friends started snubbing me and excluding us from their high class rituals when they became bored of me. I really liked him. I did not like the attitude of his life style toward others. A lot of them ended up losing everything in the Madoff schemes. I am very happy with my middle class just making it by in life husband who I have been married to for over 26 years :)

I am comfortable financially, before I was comfortable on my own, my dad had a nice cushion for me as a child growing up, not bragging or anything, but this did not work out well for me. Since i was used to being comfortable, when i started dating i had certain expectations of guys. I wanted to be wined and dined, but most of the guys i dated could only afford what i wanted to do for a matter of days, and then expected me to pay for things. i dont mind but then the ball stays in my court and i always pay, so then i move on. because of this i went through a period where i dated drug dealers and thugs, that was a joke, i couldnt take them to meet my parents and it was too much competition and i knew better morally. Plus drug dealers end up dead or in jail, so much for a relationship. once i became a nurse, dating was a disaster, every man i dated seemed to quit their job, so they can hang around with me. So i stopped dating. when i meet a decent man with possibilities, they all tell me that they wished they had met me before they got married, and i dont do married men. So i have this complex, from dating thugs, sometimes i do not feel like i am good enough for a regular hard working man, when in actuality i am. so now i spend my money on my mom and kids to hell with dates.

I have been married twice at both ends of the scale. I don't think it matters if you love someone.