My dating life has changed a lot since I launched Her First $100K. What started as a side hustle is now a seven-figure business. If you Google my name, you’ll learn what I do for work, where I grew up, and that my company made more than $3.4 million in 2021. I’m proud of my accomplishments, but it’s kind of weird that a potential date can know personal details about my life before we even meet face-to-face.
The reality is high-earning women are often perceived differently in the eyes of people they date. My success can be intimidating or even threatening to potential partners. This puts me in a unique position when it comes to dating. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like dating as a high earning woman, then you’ve come to the right place.
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1. I get recognized on dates.
This is obviously unique to being in the public eye. There are plenty of high-earning women who don’t get recognized, but there are also many business women like me who do have a public persona.
I have been recognized by strangers or HFK community members on multiple dates I’ve been on, which is very interesting to me. I am only just fully understanding that this is part of my life now. To have that happen on a date is a little crazy but also a kind of subtle flex. It’s kind of fun but also very weird.
2. I will likely out-earn my future partner.
I’m fully aware now with the success of my business and my financial independence that most of the men I will date and meet will earn less than I do. I will out-earn most of the men I meet, and I am most likely to out-earn any future partner, which I think is incredibly powerful.
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3. It weeds out duds.
Frankly, the men who would be intimidated by my earnings are the men I don’t want to date and have no interest in. I think it’s actually a really impressive statement to be able to say “I am choosing to date you and choosing to be with you because I like you and want to be around you. I’m not interested in you for any financial stability that you could provide me.”
That’s freeing and one of the reasons why I fight for women to have financial freedom. No one should be bound to someone purely for survival.
4. I am extra cautious.
On the flip side of that, I am now very wary about dating people because they could potentially take advantage of me. That’s also a little scary and something I have to constantly look out for. I would hate to fall for someone who has ulterior motives for wanting to be with me. That would be a terrible situation.
5. Potential partners are attracted to my success.
The vast majority of men who I have been interested in have been supportive of my business and supportive of my life and find it very exciting. I think it’s one of the biggest things that actually attracts them to me. And again, the men who are intimidated or feel weird about my business are not the ones that I want to date anyway.
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