''There is No Romance Without Finance''

In his article ‘’The Great Divide: Male vs. Female’’, Audrey Chapman mentioned ‘’the old adage that there’s no romance without finance’’. [Revelations, 280) While I am usually against such general statements, this time I would have to agree. However, as opposed to Chapman who writes this off as a flaw in our society, I see nothing wrong about it .This world has so many interesting things to offer and money is your ticket to the show.
Not only does money enable you to do pretty much anything you want, but it also opens your eyes to new realms of pleasure. It is important, however, to preserve some form of modesty and moderation, for money can be a double-sided blade. As we have all seen countless times through the example of celebrities (actors, singers or otherwise), running rampant with unhealthy sums of money can turn out quite ugly. Nothing remains interesting forever, and when there are no more realms of pleasure to discover and explore, lots of ‘’stars’’ take a downturn to depression. A very common next step for them are drugs, and as rich as they are, coming up with ridiculous amounts of the latter does not pose any kind of problem. Quite ironically, the same thing that practically gave them life turns out to be their undoing later on.
Money can’t buy happiness, but true happiness is not possible without money. While it serves as means to various kinds of pleasure, this is not its main purpose. Money also provides security, a feeling very important to every human being. Without security, people are very easily irritated, constantly tensed, anxious and thus unable to enjoy even the pleasures that are available to them. Put two people together, and you will just get the same anxiety and tension times two.
Happiness doesn’t come automatically with money; it’s not guaranteed. However, at least it’s possible, whereas without money there is no true happiness. That is reality.