Re: Male Goldiggers
^ You are right, many families do 'encash' their good looking and educated sons - but predominantly it is over the dowry issues. This is very unfortunate and is creating a lot of difficulties for girls' parents. But then again, it is more of a 'munday di maa' (mother of the guy) issue than the guy's own preference. I have seen that mothers are more interested in cashing their sons than their sons wanting to cash themselves. But yes, the problem is there.
As for the guys you talked to, this could be an issue of a bad sample. lol. I am not disagreeing with you just for the sake of it, I have spoken to quite many men on this matter and the majority's preference is 'equal status', a very few aim for the top.