Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor: Difference between revisions

''One fair with lots of money<br />

''I don't know which one to choose<br />

''The flower or the honey''|'''[[Celtic Woman]]''', "At the Ceili"}}

''I'm the one who loves you baby, can't you see<br />

''I ain't got no future or family tree<br />

''But I know what a prince and lover ought to be''|Spin Doctors, "Two Princes"}}

One of the most common complications in the classic [[Love Triangle]] scenario. Two men (in most cases they're men -- probably has something to do with a woman needing a man to '"provide'" for her) are vying for your affection. Who's the right one? It's hard to tell, but there's a good chance that one of them is considerably wealthier than the other, and he can provide security, glamour and the good life, while the other (who has a good chance of being an impoverished artist) can give none of the same. What are you gonna do?

If the suitors are also a [[Betty and Veronica]] pair, the dynamic will typically be either "[[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|poor but nice]] suitor vs. [[Rich Bitch|rich but haughty]] suitor" or "[[All Girls Want Bad Boys|poor but exciting]] suitor vs. [[Romantic Runner Up|rich but boring]] suitor", being obviously slanted toward the poor suitor in both cases. So much, in fact, that having the rich suitor win or even be a decent, likeable person is considered by many as a ''subversion'' of this trope -- perhaps the trope name should have been "Poor Suitor Wins" instead?

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