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Why women are throwing good money at bad men

A couple after an argument.

The flurry of disclosures on social media about men who swindle ladies of money caught me by surprise. These men promise love and marriage to women with stable incomes to open their purses.

The old hypergamy trend is for women to seek men with enough resources to look after them and their children. However, as more and more women are getting into the market to make money and be independent, men seem to be upsetting the cart.

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