Teal Lantern wrote:S_Parc wrote:Speaking of Rupert Murdoch, does anyone know why he'd marry Wendi Deng? If anything, she looks down right evil. The eyes give it away. And I'm pretty sure that she's no angel under the hood, given the fact that she'd married a poor American sap for a green card, earlier on.
Maybe he figured since she already had the green card, her being with him meant "something more" or that his money would buy better behavior/loyalty. Or maybe he's just a bit reckless.
Besides, the attentions of a late 20s woman was probably a nice ego boost to a late 60s man.
I'm not anywhere near his age and I still have to call up my inner Admiral Ackbar, when some of them present (threaten?) me with a warm smile.
Here's the thing, I'm a half Rupert's age, and I'd seen my share of Wendi Dengs out there. These women are derogatorily monikered as the "Ice Princess" Dragon Lady or Iron Butterfly (no, not the hard rock band). The thing is that they're obvious social climbers and that their initial friendliness is exactly that, a sales pitch, not too distinct from an opening episode of a series which does downhill very quickly. In the end, they'll rule your world and put you in the dungeon. If a billionaire can't figure that out, well, that's lame.
Teal Lantern wrote:
S_Parc wrote:If anything, for an authentic billionaire, that should be reason enough, to keep her around as a plaything but little more.
Plus, she's wife number 3. WTF! Seriously, if 1 and 2 didn't work out, why go through with it, all over again?
Haven't you ever told yourself "they can't ALL be this bad"?
That's why I'd never accepted that HA opinion of South America carte blanche, that it was a haven for women. Many of those women are also demanding, once you get to know them. In addition, they have expectations of what the 'American family' is, which is why my Brazilian ex-GF couldn't accept the fact that I'd come from a dysfunctional household where no one could communicate for decades. IMHO, the reason why so many men don't see this is that of class distinctions. From a lower class, a woman is willing to tolerate more, to marry up to an American middle classer.
The reason why Mel "can't be all that bad" is that she knows all of the above, regarding women, and partially has a man's brain, looking up to her former military dad and his sense of order and so forth; plus not accepting the notion that women need to be conniving bitches to make something of their lives.
Teal Lantern wrote:
S_Parc wrote:Seriously, the man was never wife free, since 1956. He'd never gone a period of time, w/o being hitched up.
This would mean he'd have never learned how to be alone or define himself outside of who was attached to his wallet.
When you hear people equating being alone with being lonely, this is a big part of why.
Yes, I concur. And from my pov, it's pathetic. In reality, many of us had to learn how to function alone, without the luxury of having alternate locations in Thailand, Brazil, etc, for R&R, while doing our business in NYC or LA. If I were Rupert, assuming that I could retire from the active executive role and simply be a passive angel investor for other operations, even if I didn't have Mel, I'd be quite content pursuing my hobbies while banging all over the world.
So for me, there will be no wife no 2, nevermind 3. This is it. And if for some reason, it doesn't work out with Mel (doubtful, but hypothetically), so be it, I can live alone.
Many years ago, the Best Picture of 1999, "American Beauty", telegraphed the message of Happier Abroad to the world.
Beware of long term engagements with AWs, you may find yourself in a coffin.
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BTW, despite settling down with an AW, myself, the warning is still in effect.