Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Marriages Within The Sports World
Why do Athletes and Celeberties always marry within their own social status? If it's not two movie stars getting hitched, then it's an athlete and a movie star, an athlete and a model, or an athlete with another athlete. Tiger Woods married a model, David Beckham married a model, and Tito Ortiz is dating Pam An. Why do you never hear of an average joe getting his big break with a well known individual...except for Kevin Federline (what a joke). Maybe it's because they want their spouse to have the same kind of schedule, so they won't feel bad about leaving all the time for events or shoots, or maybe they want them to have the same bank figures so they can feel more comfortable about spending habbits. It all comes down to the media and how we perceives them as a couple.
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I like your point about money staying with money, it makes sense. Also do sports stars feel pressure to be with someone of a particular status/look.
I like this topic, I am curious about why stars stay with stars. I guess it does make some sense in a strange way. I mean you do not really see rich people going off and marrying bums. I guess to stars average people are bums? Actually, when i think about dating or marrying people beneath them, a specific example comes to my mind. A girl i know is dating a guy that did not go to college and actually works in a car repair shop, she has a college education and is a sales representative for Hershys. The reason this relationship is an issue, is because her dad does not think that this boy is good enough for her and that she will be supporting him for the rest of their lives. I actually have a point. Her dad is an outside influence that adds pressure to her choice in a mate, so maybe look at some outside influences?
what it the relationship between love and money? what is the relationship between money and fame?
athlete plus super model equals publicity.
powerhouse marriage plus publicity equals cash.
This is very interesting. I had not really seen or thought about it like that until I read your post. But to be truthful, most of the time athletes marry to the status. It is a very interesting point.
Interesting point. You could possibly relate this pattern with its occurence in history, such as the expectations for marriages to occur between nobility.
you make some very valid points. This topic could lead to a discussion about different social statuses and marriage and courtship within or between statuses and how they work out.
You defintely brought up some interesting points about the status aspect of a relationship. In all celebrity relationships there is an aspect of money and power, because that is their lifestyle, and it just seems to be easier to connect with someone who follows that same lifestyle. There are so many questions that come up with a topic like this and most all of them are relative to our discussions. Your post was really truthful and presents questions that a lot of people have probably considered-- I'm interested to see where this takes you!
I have personal experience in this subject, at least with stars our age like the ones from recent reality shows like Laguna Beach and such. In speaking with a girl I know from the show, she actually would rather date outside her caste--if you will--than be bogged down with double stardom. I think we only really here much about celebrity dating when there's two. There's plenty of celebrities out there who marry a normal person and no one ever bothers to mention it.
I think these relationships have a lot to do with money. Think of how much money can be lost when a couple splits up. When Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe split up, Ryan's price per picture dropped because his image as a loving husband was shattered.
Personally, I think that celebrities often wed one another either for publicity gain...or because only someone directly in that circle could directly understand what its like to be in the limelight and under that kind of scruitiny.
I've always wondered that same thing! I always wonder how there's enough "perfect" people for everyone in that business when it's such a small percentage of society.
I guess it's not exactly "perfect" considering the divorce rate.
I like the questions you brought up, it's very interesting to think about.
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