More Millionaires Seek Ads for Sons-in-law
Following a report of a billionaire posting an advertisement to find a son-in-law, a tchmaking agency has been flooded with requests by other wealthy people seeking the same.
Within just 10 days approximately 60 billionaires have asked the company to post ads to find a son-in-law, the company said.
Last Thursday, matchmaking firm Sunoo said that 270 men had applied to become the son-in-law of a billionaire who posted an advertisement on the firm's Web site to seek a spouse for his only daughter.
The man, who has more than 100 billion won in assets, said in the advertisement that he seeks a son-in-law who is economically secure and willing to live with his family.
The company said that men of various professions applied for the position including professors, doctors, lawyers, salaried men from large conglomerates as well as the son of a pastor. Two were public
figures. The ages of applicants ranged from 33 to 48 but most were in
their late 30s.
The company said that all those seeking a son-in-law wanted men in
similar circumstances _ those who have a profession, the ability to
manage family property and who can carry out the duties of a ``real
son in the family.''
However, specific factors differed.
A banker, worth 5 billion won, said that the son-in-law should allow the children to have his family name. A woman, worth 10 billion won, said that the son-in-law should be stable and trustworthy for her only daughter.
A woman introduced her daughter as a professor of a renowned university in the U.S. and required the groom-to-be to be a man with a profession. A man with more than 30 billion won in assets said that the son-in-law should firstly have property management ability.
The matchmaking firm said that it would interview each person who responded to the advertisement.
``Parents who have daughters only _ especially when they have wealth and status _ worry much about their children's marriages,'' the agent said.
Netizens, who have already fiercely debated the issue over the so-called ``recruitment for spouses,'' engaged in further debate.
A netizen named Sue said that it reflects what many modern men want. ``Some might point fingers at them, but I say, if a man has a chance to be a son-in-law (in a wealthy family), there wouldn't be too many who would refuse the opportunity to do so,'' she said.
``This is what we call the peak of materialism, to buy someone with money,'' kun0545 commented.
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