The internet was left bitterly divided after a podcast guest claimed that men who make less than $50,000 a year shouldn’t date.
Atlanta’s Talitha Troupe appeared on a recent episode of the Pour Minds podcast alongside co-hosts Andrea and Lex P, who are not revealing their last names.
The dating strategist had been discussing her personal standards when it came to being courted, before dropping the bombshell about the salary stipulation.
A fierce debate broke out in the comments when one person criticized Talitha’s point of view as “sad and problematic on so many levels.”
Atlanta’s Talitha Troupe left the Internet bitterly divided after appearing on a recent episode of the Pour Minds podcast.
The dating strategist had been discussing her personal standards alongside co-hosts Andrea and Lex P.
In the exchange, Talitha boldly argued: ‘If you make $50,000, don’t date. I’m just being serious. You’re not ready to date because dating costs. Everything costs.’
And it seemed that the hosts agreed.: ‘I’m with you, you’re right.’
Talitha continued: ‘You can take 22 walks in the park. In the end, the little one will need a sip of something. He’s going to be thirsty.
The co-hosts laughed when the guest insisted: ‘This bottle of water costs three dollars in Atlanta. Let’s not play.
“So if you don’t have money to spend, don’t date… You may only make $50,000, but you live in a shoe and now you have money to spend.”
She continued: ‘Or get yourself a bottom bitch who’ll hang out with you when you’re broke.’
“If she doesn’t have the expectations, and I’ll tell you right now, enjoy it while it lasts, because eventually you’ll want to run because she’s not demanding of you.”
‘She doesn’t make you the man you need to become. She lets you be this stuck guy in the same jeans for days, you know what I mean?
In the exchange, Talitha boldly argued: “If you make $50,000, don’t date. I’m just being honest. You’re not ready to date because dating costs. Everything costs
He was quickly inundated with thousands of comments from viewers sharing mixed reactions; On the one hand, many did not agree with Talitha’s opinion.
The clip was uploaded to the podcast’s official Instagram page along with a caption that read: “This is going to ruffle some feathers.”
It was quickly inundated with thousands of comments from viewers sharing mixed reactions.
On the one hand, many He did not agree with Talitha’s opinion.
One person wrote: ‘I dated a man who made $45,000 a year when we started dating. With our encouragement and my support as a partner, he was making $100,000 one year later and $300,000 three years later.
‘By the fifth year, I was making a million. To be clear, I’m far from the bottom of the barrel, but ummmm, okay, you’ll still be overlooking good men based on your CURRENT income status. Everyone has to start somewhere.’
Another person wrote: ‘I was broke for years when I started and my then girlfriend and now wife paid for everything. I only had a dream and an ambition.
‘She helped me build my first company which became a multi-business company. My average business makes a million dollars a year and my main business makes a million some days.
“If you believe in your man, don’t miss out on your soulmate for money.”
A third person wrote: ‘$50,000 is regular and normal for normal people. Not everyone wants a Chanel bag.
Another person added: ‘These women talk about dating a man who actually has a job and makes money, but then they judge his worth at $50,000, but most people in general don’t even have $1,000 saved for emergencies.
However, on the other hand, there were still some followers who agreed with Talitha’s opinion.
‘The audacity is real. Whatever happened to connecting with people by their character traits and how they treat them? This conversation is exhausting.
Another commenter added: ‘This is the worst advice I’ve ever heard! Not everyone can make the money you think everyone makes.
‘Shaming another woman with another man’s pocketbook is crazy. It’s okay if you make $50k. (There is) someone here for everyone.
‘Why is she a bottom of the barrel woman? What if she sees potential and he’s really working to improve himself financially?
However, on the other hand, there were still some followers who agreed with Talitha’s opinion.
One person wrote: ‘No lies are told. A man should not date if he is not financially stable at a certain level. Especially in this day and age. The truth is the truth.’
Another commenter wrote: ‘You’re right guys. Get your money.’