http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071010/od_nm/newyork_husband_dc;_ylt=AgYlko1WLaTy3W9cVMbadp0DW7oF
Woman seeks rich husband, banker says "crappy"
deal
Wed Oct 10, 10:39 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deal or no deal? An online exchange between a
woman looking for a husband who earns more than $500,000 a year and
a mystery Wall Street banker, who assessed her potential for
romance as a business deal, has cause quite an Internet stir.
The anonymous 25-year-old woman recently posted an ad on the free
online New York community Web site Craigslist,
http://newyork.craigslist.org/, appealing for advice on how to find
a wealthy husband.
"I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is
middle class in New York City, so I don't think I'm overreaching at
all," the woman, who described herself as "spectacularly beautiful"
and "superficial," wrote.
"I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But
that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. $250,000 won't get me to
Central Park West," she said, asking questions like "where do rich
single men hang out?"
The mystery banker, who said he fit the bill, offered the woman an
analysis of her predicament, describing it as "plain and simple a
crappy business deal."
"Your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into
perpetuity ... in fact, it is very likely that my income increases
but it is an absolute certainty that you won't be getting any more
beautiful!" the banker wrote.
"So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an
earning asset," he said. "Let me explain, you're 25 now and will
likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year.
Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!"
"It doesn't make good business sense to "buy you" (which is what
you're asking) so I'd rather lease," he said.
While the woman has since removed the ad from Craigslist, it --
along with the response -- has become a popular email joke that,
bank JPMorgan Chase says, led to one of its bankers mistakenly
being credited with writing the response.
Brian Marchiony, spokesman for JPMorgan Chase, said the banker did
not write the response and that his email signature accidentally
became attached to the ad and response when he forwarded it to
friends and it then wound up on blogs.
Craigslist was not immediately available for comment, but a
spokeswoman told The New York Times that "it does look as if the
post was made sincerely."
