LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT MATCH | M6 | Zone Interdite

With the financial crisis and the rise in the cost of living there are plenty of men and women looking for that rare marriage partner: somebody who can lift them out of need. Daring to admit such a simple truth is taboo. The men get accused of being gigolos, the women gold diggers. Looking for a good match, an heiress, a rich man: marriage between people from the same world is as old as the hills. Our cameras delved into this closed world of smart clubs, balls and parties where you meet the people they call “walking wallets”. Among the 15 million single French, there are those who have made this search for the right match their absolute priority. They reveal the keys to success. In the United States, the drive to meet someone who earns a good living, indeed a very good living, has become indispensable. In China it’s even a question of tradition. Before exchanging rings, the future spouses lay out the extent of their inheritance. On three continents we investigated these stories where men and adopt a materialistic outlook and dare to say “I love you for your money” for better or for worse.