... in response to Now here's a girl that KNOWS what she w..., posted by ChrisNJ on May 17, 2003This little soon-to-be-20-year-old wrote:
"I am young and beautiful. I am looking for serious relations with a respectable, serious man who is independant as to the money, and stands firmly on his feet. Who would be able to satisfy my whims. I don't have a desire to talk just for nothing in internet, and don't have time so I won't answer such letters..."
Independent as to money means he supports himself-- he has a decent job and can afford a wife. The part about wasting her time and that she can't talk for nothing-- it means she won't/can't waste time with people who aren't serious about getting married (unemployed guys, immature guys, guys who aren't sure, guys who won't ever visit her, etc.). It has nothing to do with money.
How many profiles say they are looking for a generous man. What do you think this means? The agencies that insert "generous" are smooth translators. This girl probably wrote her own ad.
My fiancee got lots of letters from people who she thought was a waste of time for various reasons. She is extremely busy. She literally doesn't have time to waste answering such letters.
I think you are reading sinister motives in here that aren't there. Do not forget, she isn't a native speaker of English. There is a nice Frenchman who posts here who sometimes takes affront at what WE write because he didn't understand the innocuous things we wrote.