A lot of the classist beliefs that I held when deciding whether to get into a relationship with someone were just me trying to live up to my brothers' ambitions of wealth, which they projected onto me.

They were also fuelled by not looking outside of myself and my environment. The belief that whoever I'm with should and will have grown up just as I did, with the same priviliges and same financial and educational ambitions.

It all seemed valid, because it was my standard and that's all there was to it. I had to go back and figure out why, in this 3rd world country, would I insist on that and severely limit my options.

What I specifically questioned is my complete disregard of people who have had no access to information which could have lead to making better decisions and, no access to resources with which they could boost themselves.

It should go unsaid that lack does not imply irresponsibility. That's how I've applied it, generally. Never in my love life though. Why.

Also, I don't only date men. That's why I'm not simply concluding this to be a way for me to mitigate men's tendency of feeling emasculated when their gf/wife has more.

This is not a new concept however, it is something that I never got into. I want to know every single thing about myself at all times and every motivation behind all of my decisions, intrinsic and extrinsic, which is why I question even the most obvious-seeming things

As you can tell from the first tweet in this thread, a lot of my life has always been about what I was taught by my brothers. The more I discover their imperfections is the more I want to explore myself.