As for me, independent women will not get attracted to a man's financial status because they can make a living on their own. Those who seek rich men to marry are dependent women and those who are relying their success on a rich man. It is practical because it could change a woman's life but with that purpose, I don't think the marriage will have a strong foundation.
Of course, we all want to get rich but it will be more fulfilling if we'll reach success through hard work and not by relying on someone else' pocket. Marriage is a hard thing to establish because in order for it to last, it should be filled with things that no amount of money can buy. Financial status isn't the only basis for picking the right man to spend your life with.
I disagree, I don’t think women who marry rich men are gold diggers. I believe it is natural for a woman is attracted to a man who is of a more higher financial and social status than herself, women do not like to settle for less. Maybe it’s a cultural difference, but I think relationships where partners spilt the bills 50:50 are headed for the rocks. It’s the role of a man to be the provider and protector of the family, sharing that responsibility with a woman is totally misplaced and I think that’s the problem with modern marriages.
It's normal for them to look for their financial status since marriage is something partners share all their problems. Even before the role of a man is to take responsibility for the woman and his family and the role of woman back then is to give support and love at their home. But not in these days, woman also have their own financial status as equality arises. Imagine marrying a man without a source of money meaning you'll take care all of the expenses? Probably not, it's too much to call them gold diggers but more likely practical persons.