Blog Prompt - Is money necessary for a marriage?

Does money affect relationships nowadays? Well, based on our mindset, I'm afraid to say that we are relying more on money to find a good companion than in the past. Let me explain this in a simply way:

Firstly, the female (mostly) wants to have a relationship. She has a choice between two men.
The first guy, is poor, but extremely caring, helpful, loving etc. etc. etc. (+ all the good qualities), so he's considered a gentlemen.
HOWEVER, the second guy, is extremely rich, but is fat, ugly and very annoying and hard to get along with.
(Sorry I think I exaggerated too much on the details)
Who will the woman choose? Gentleman or Rich-man?
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Some (which is more than the past), will choose the rich-man.
No, that isn't good. But money is more crucial in relationships now as compared to the past, where only good gentleman are favourited. This trend will mean that poor people will have a disadvantage, but why again?
Rich people = have lots of money = become rich yourself = can spend money on anything = happy life.
So, why not? Why not marry a rich person when you know you are going to have a happy life?
But, rich doesn't mean happy (all the time). Sometimes that person is very annoying and hates people like you (which only appears AFTER marriage), but because of the other person's wealth, we may not choose to divorce. So, that's probably why (PROBABLY) people choose money over qualities. This is how I interpret this question, I'm not sure if I'm right about this... ._.