Shanli Liu shares how money shapes dating anxiety from both sides. When he had nothing, his partner Layla stayed anyway, proving she loved him. But having resources creates a different fear: wondering if someone loves you or just your wealth.
If you are a younger guy, the fear that you have is that you're not going to have the resources to attract, you know, a super eligible bachelorette. But Layla was 23, I was 26, and she saw me lose everything twice. And that was before we got married. And so I felt very confident that she liked me for me. What people don't talk about is the flip side of this. Like, let's say you do have the nice place, you have the big bank account, you have whatever income stream, all the societal W's. You're not sure if she loves you or the institution of you. Yep.
