Hubby and I have a theory.

Each person has a “fit” ranking, let’s say on a scale of one to ten. In general, that person’s chosen partner, current shag, wife or husband is plus or minus two on the hotty scale. Our theory is this:

If there are more than two points’ difference between the individuals in question, there must be a reason (usually financial, material, status etc).

Let’s take Heather Mills and Paul McCartney, or Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall (RIP x 2) or even Hugh Heffner and his Playboy Honeys. Now, I may be stating the obvious here but there is  a HUGE points difference with all of them. Anna Nicole wasn’t with Mr Marshall for his six pack and chiselled cheekbones, now was she? Macca might have been OK in his day (the droopy eye thing isn’t for me, even in his youth) but he’s an old boy now!

These are all high profile people, but I see it all the time. Women go for guys (not necessarily much older) for what they can offer, and the men love it because they will never be able to get a woman more than two points above them on the scale. I don’t believe the blokes are so deluded as to believe that these women have chosen them for their good looks or sunny dispositions, so they must just accept that they are being used for their fat wallets, and not their fat ones. Everyone’s a winner, surely.

Where this all gets a bit messy is when the woman wants the money, the house, the cars and all the trappings of a wealthy lifestyle but doesn’t put anything into the relationship pot. To my mind, if you are going to be with someone for their money or their status, you really ought to do your bit. Be a home-maker, give them babies, be a lovely hostess and most importantly, be grateful for what their income facilitates. I can’t stomach the women who are blatantly unfaithful yet won’t even hold their man’s hand.

Of course, he might just be grateful for that leggy blonde and doesn’t give two hoots what she does. Just as long as everyone knows where they are!