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---With the hard economic times upon us, there's a whole lot of this going on these days...Men, Women (doesn't matter), on the short end of the stick, looking for security, lifestyle, material and/or financial gain, endless instant gratification, whatever - latching on to people that can "make it happen" for them...

---This is how I got into this world when my mom met my father... She was mesmerized by the lifestyle he led, courtesy of my paternal grandparents' bankroll...

---Of course, the marriage didn't last long, as my father was always looking for something different, and he and my mom went their separate ways when I was only two, with my father getting custody of me - with his mother's help, naturally!

---As a result, I was always later reminded of how much of a "bad seed" I came from whenever my mother was mentioned, and I caught a whole lot of flak (and abuse) from both my father's side of the family, and (especially) later from my stepmother...

I won't get further into it, but hypergamy has become a stigma that lives with me...I don't care for it! I myself will not succumb to it (I'd sooner starve first) - And absolutely, positively, under no circumstances --- will I honor it!

I've discussed this with my sister and told her that since I don't have much to my name, thankfully, I don't have to worry about a hypergamous relationship crossing my path whatsoever... But if that should ever change - Whatever spoils I may win are staying WITHIN the family!

In other words, "Unless you're already a member of the club (via marriage, blood, DNA, whatever) - feel free to do this!" :P