Well, my wife WASN'T looking for a young, rich, really handsome dude when she met me!
I did have a job, but I sure wasn't making the salary she was as an Accountant (with a major Degree). In fact, I was on an hourly wage of $10.50 per hour. I was renting a room in a condo and she was her mom's roommate. My only transportation was an older motorcycle and she had a much newer Toyota 4-Runner. I had no banking account, due to State/Federal taxes that I owed and we paid off in one year. Didn't owe that much, but we did pay it off and she didn't have a problem helping me pay it off. I explained the absolutely DUMB reason that it happened (I owed) and she understood. Come to find out, she had also owed State/Federal tax at one time and got that paid off. I also owed the VA Medical some money that we also took care of.
Six months after meeting her, I got laid-off from my job. By that time, we were already living together, she had on an Engagement Ring and we were planning a wedding. We stayed together and worked around my "lay-off".
But, what she wanted, she got in me:
A Christian man, that didn't have a problem going to church on Sunday's.
I didn't smoke, but I did "dip" Skoal Longcut. That didn't bother her.
A rodeo guy that could handle a rope and ride a horse.
Could do a 2-step and liked Country music, as she did.
Loved wearing Western attire, as she did.
Loved to cook.
And other things.
So, obviously not every 50 year old woman wants a rich, young, hot looking dude. Although, when wearing my cowboy attire, she told me I was "HOT" looking.