In her new novel What Time is Love?, writer Holly_bops explores how class can divide romantic partnerships. Here, she explains why it’s as big an issue as ever in 2023.
, Brits still “tend to couple up with those who have similar inheritance expectations to their own”.
“It should come as no surprise that class discrimination occurs on dating apps. The codes – the ways people give and receive information on dating apps – will vary depending on their economic and cultural capital,” she explains, giving examples of a man who preferred elegantly posed, black-and-white photos to duck-pout selfies or a woman who discounted men for not crafting finely-written bios. Poor spelling is a particularly noted no-no.
When Tanya went to university to study English, Jason started working as a labourer on a building site. And it was then that the cracks really started to grow. “He would come and visit, and he just hated everyone – he hated the culture there. It was so hard.” Stephen wanted to put down a deposit on a house for them, which Laura baulked at. “I’m never going to inherit in the way that he has – I’m just not,” she says. At the moment, she doesn’t have much left over each month after paying rent and bills – certainly not enough to save anything like the amount Stephen inherited.
“There will be a point where I’ll inherit a lot of money. My attitude is, ‘that is ours’ – we share it,” Tanya says. But she thinks it’s easier to be the generous one and recognises that, unless you are careful, it can feel like you have a hold over the other person. “I don’t think it goes away – the worry of that getting in the way of our relationship.”
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