What rich women want: the qualities millionaire females look for when dating, according to elite matchmakers
- Being financially successful and smart rank high on rich women’s checklists, but even higher are kindness, security and the desire to start a family
- Sense of humour and attractiveness are also near the top
Millionaire men may be all about beauty when they date, but millionaire women have other priorities.
These four elite matchmakers divulge what millionaire women look for in a partner. The matchmakers work with clients all over the globe, from royals and celebrities to entrepreneurs and chief executives, who have net worths ranging from the low millions into the billions.
It turns out that wealthy men and women both seek similar qualities in their partners, such as attraction and intelligence.
But at the end of the day, women want comfort and security most of all.
Amy Andersen of San Francisco-based Linx Dating says women ideally want a man who is smart, financially successful and physically fit. But kindness, high integrity and the desire to start a family matter more to them.
“The younger females can be more obsessed with height but that ‘must-have’ can dissolve when they are introduced to a kind, good man who is ready for marriage, a non-game player [who] happens to be really smart and with a nice nest egg in place,” she says.
Females seek out security, which can come in many different forms, including physical, emotional and financial, says April Davis of Luma Search in New York.
“That’s why the alpha males are so attractive to women,” she says. “Of course, humour and charm can go a long way with both sexes as well.”
Mairead Molloy of Berkeley International in London agrees. She says a sense of humour is always the number-one thing women (and men) look for, followed by attractiveness. “Money is 50th on the list,” she says.
And for millionaire women seeking women, a hint of familiarity can be a good thing, Davis says.
“If I was to generalise, one thing I see often is [that] they’re looking for someone like themselves – professional, has a good career, financially secure, likes to travel,” she says. “Of course, they’re also looking for someone who wants to settle down and be in a committed long-term relationship as opposed to partying and dating multiple people.”
Ultimately, though, the matchmakers say that millionaire men and women alike want the whole package when they date.
As Patti Stanger of Millionaire’s Club in Los Angeles says: “She expects the best.”
