Money is as much a part of romantic comedy match-making as it was in days of yore (see:
Pretty Woman, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Ever After, Two Weeks Notice, Pride and Prejudice, Sex and the City) but nowadays the lust for big bucks and a life lived in the lap of luxury is buried underneath lots of other
stuff. It's barely acknowledged or commented on... possibly because it's so much of a given.
I think it's much hotter when the rich husband hunting is completely foregrounded. Give me those classic pets after big baguettes every time.
Self aware gold diggers are much sexier.
The French are glad to die for love
They delight in fighting duels
But I prefer a man who lives
And gives expensive jewels
