Would/Do you indulge in Hypergamy?

[Weird Harold]

I couldn't find the word of the day thread -- and Hypergamy needed a thread of it's own.

Personally, no I'm not hypergamous, I'm not that class/money conscious.

 

[minsue]

Oooh, good word.

And no, not an issue.

 

[Weird Harold]

Oooh, good word.

And no, not an issue.

I got it from the History Channel when Gore Vidal accused Lincoln of being hypergamous in wedding Mary Todd.

 

[Aurora Black]

No. I'm not in the habit of checking a guy's net worth before dating him.

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

little button thingy not working for me

so I looked it up on google...

I'm not going to not go out with someone because of their financial status.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Well, I married a preschool teacher and everyone knows what they make. So obviously no.

 

[Weird Harold]

little button thingy not working for me

Strange, it was working, but it doesn't work for me now either.

Youcan always use the quote button to see the syntax, including the hidden text.

 

[Boxlicker101]

There is nothing the least bit hypergamous about this forum. The only things that count are the individuals writing ability and how well he or she can argue with Amicus. I could be flirting with one of the richest women in the world and I wouldn't know it.

 

[CharleyH]

I couldn't find the word of the day thread -- and Hypergamy needed a thread of it's own.

Personally, no I'm hpergamous, I'm not that class/money conscious.

Yeah. Use it in a a sexual way and make the word sensual. I dare you! Or anyone

 

[Boxlicker101]

Yeah. Use it in a a sexual way and make the word sensual. I dare you! Or anyone

"He's a real dreamboat," Melissa murmured. "He's handsome; his cock is big and, oh, my dear, he is filthy rich," she added in her most hypergamous voice.

I wonder if "Hypergamy" could also mean extremely foul smelling.

 

[Weird Harold]

Yeah. Use it in a a sexual way and make the word sensual. I dare you! Or anyone

I knew they were all hypergamous little puppy-mothers, but that just made it easy for me to get into their knickers. There's nothing as arousing to me as a group of woman who will do anything to get close to my money.

Ok, it's not terribly sexual or sensual, but I think it has possibilities as a story title: Hypergamous Puppy-mothers -- a story about a man too PC to call women "gold-digging bitches" even while taking advantage of their greed.

 

[CharleyH]

"He's a real dreamboat," Melissa murmured. "He's handsome; his cock is big and, oh, my dear, he is filthy rich," she added in her most hypergamous voice.

I wonder if "Hypergamy" could also mean extremely foul smelling.

LOL but its not sexy, even if your dialogue may be.

 

[Liar]

I could be flirting with one of the richest women in the world and I wouldn't know it.

Hey, you could BE one of the richest women in the world, and none would know.

 

[minsue]

I knew they were all hypergamous little puppy-mothers, but that just made it easy for me to get into their knickers. There's nothing as arousing to me as a group of woman who will do anything to get close to my money.

Ok, it's not terribly sexual or sensual, but I think it has possibilities as a story title: Hypergamous Puppy-mothers -- a story about a man too PC to call women "gold-digging bitches" even while taking advantage of their greed.

. .

 

[Xelebes]

I don't think hypergamy is the correct word to be using here. Whyen I think of the word hypergamy, I am more likely to think of people marrying and divorcing in rapid succession, repeated multiple times.

Archegamy sounds more suiting, of course, from an etymological point of view.

 

[CharleyH]

I knew they were all hypergamous little puppy-mothers, but that just made it easy for me to get into their knickers. There's nothing as arousing to me as a group of woman who will do anything to get close to my money.

Ok, it's not terribly sexual or sensual, but I think it has possibilities as a story title: Hypergamous Puppy-mothers -- a story about a man too PC to call women "gold-digging bitches" even while taking advantage of their greed.

LOL

 

[minsue]

I don't think hypergamy is the correct word to be using here. Whyen I think of the word hypergamy, I am more likely to think of people marrying and divorcing in rapid succession, repeated multiple times.

Archegamy sounds more suiting, of course, from an etymological point of view.

I think we're all just using the dictionary's definition. Take it up with them.

(I thought the same before I looked it up, based on the prefix)

 

[Xelebes]

I think we're all just using the dictionary's definition. Take it up with them.

(I thought the same before I looked it up, based on the prefix)

It was only Gore Vidal who made up the word, or is this actually in the Oxford English Dictionary or the Merriam-Webster English Dictionary?

Edit - Time to look it up...

Edit 2 - Hm, no formal etymology is given on www.dictionary.com

 

[minsue]

It was only Gore Vidal who made up the word, or is this actually in the Oxford English Dictionary or the Merriam-Webster English Dictionary?

Edit - Time to look it up...

Edit 2 - Hm, no formal etymology is given on www.dictionary.com

The button didn't work for me, I just went with good ol' answers.com. They linked to the American Heritage dictionary which doesn't list any ent. either, oddly.

 

[Weird Harold]

I don't think hypergamy is the correct word to be using here. ...

Archegamy sounds more suiting, of course, from an etymological point of view.

Interestingly, "Hypergamy" yields 890 hits on Google; "Archgamy" yields zero hits.

Also, as it was applied to Lincoln, Gore Vidal was commenting more on the relative social positions of Lincoln and Mary Todd rather than on their relative financial positions.

 

[SeaCat]

Hmmmmmm, I couldn't be further from this if I tried. (The same for my wife.) Money to me is not an aphrodisiac. In fact it is more of a hindrance than anything else.

Cat

 

[Boxlicker101]

I still think that, since "gamy" is a word describing somebody who is unwashed and smells bad, and "hyper" means exaggerated or extreme, "hypergamy" should be used to describe a person who smells extremely bad because he is unwashed.

I wore sweats and worked out in the gym and kept the same clothing on and didn't wash myself. After two days, I was pretty gamy. After ten days, I was hypergamy.

 

[Lyrical Fool]

I thought that was "gamey" ?

 

[Boxlicker101]

I thought that was "gamey" ?

My dictionary says "gamy"

 

[rgraham666]

OK. So 'Hypergamy' is getting involved with someone because of their status? Do I have that correct?

If so, not a fucking chance. I don't care what a woman is, I care about the type of person she is.