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by optimiz3 1690 days ago
1. Take up and learn about investing. Managing large amounts of money can be a part-to-full time job, and not knowing key mechanics will cause you to get screwed or be at the mercy of others.

2. Find love but keep your wealth a secret until you're sure they are the One and financially responsible. Love comes undone fast over money, and you'll probably need a pre-nup to avoid getting cut in half if things go south. Easier if your partner is also a professional and has assets which goes back to them being financially responsible.

3. Establish a relationship with a law firm. You never know when you're going to need them.

4. Build those software projects you've always wanted to.

1 comments

2 is an interesting one because almost every day on /r/relationship_advice there is at least one thread where someone asks what to do when they discover "the one" has kept a secret from them for a long time and now they don't trust them any more. I imagine that response would be different if someone suddenly declared that they were rich, versus that they used to be a sex worker but sudden changes in the relationship status can certainly be unhealthy in a variety of ways.
There's also plenty of couples from different wealth levels doing just fine. I'd say reveal it early, though not necessarily on the first few dates.