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why do men disclose too much about their finances?

Hello everyone, I just am little curious about this issue. I met a guy through an online dating site. we will be meeting today at a restaurant. this guy posted an old old pic with his profile, and I thought that was him. during our very first conversation, he disclosed everything about his highly paying job, his three fully paid luxury cars, his plans of buying a new house now etc etc. He also was asking about my financial issues. In this process, he gave me his full name. when I searched his name, I found out his recent pictures and shocked. of course, he is popular, but, he looks very older than his profile picture.Nevertheless, I am meeting him and I don't judge people by looks or income. My biggest surprise is, why was he disclosing too much about his income, savings, cars etc etc? I greatly appreciate your answers.

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1. He's trying to impress you. I suspect his financial status more closely resembles his actual looks and isn't near as rosy as he's making it out to be.
2. It is a male mating gesture. It is a way to demonstrate the level of security he could provide. Those things are the plume for this peacock, get it?
3. He is trying to impress you, and who the hell knows, those luxury cars could be borrowed (aka, leased), could be all for show, could owe a TON of money to keep up appearances. The fact he doesn't look as old as he does in wherever else you found him as he does on the dating site is just another strike against him in having a huge ego. I think you may not judge based on looks or income, but he does and I think you don't have to meet him to know he is probably not a good catch. He is probably the type to always go off wanting attention, flaunting money, who knows. I mean, I just think already you know what you need to know but go ahead with the meeting to have this all confirmed!
4. He is trying to impress you with his money, since he obviously can't with a current picture of himself.
5. that's because most chicks want to know all this stuff and will usually beat around the bush asking and prying a little bit out at a time. " Oh , where did you go to college ?" = Do you have a bachelors or masters ? " Where do you work ?" = How much do you make ? " Where do you live ?" = What is you zip code so I can check the comps on your house ? " What kind of car do you have ? = Do you have excess discretionary cash to spend on an expensive car ? He was just saving you the time and effort in trying to be sneaky and tricky. I mean Hell ! we all know exactly what you chicks are asking regardless of how you ask.
6. When I used to be dating I would do the same thing. It was because when I was a kid my mother berated my father for not having enough money. She constantly made him feel guilty. He had a master's degree and kept the same teaching job for 37 years, was very loyal to her and his work, and he was very kind... not to mention, he retired with a pension. But when I left home and got a job for the first time, I was paranoid that women would treat me poorly if I didn't have a lot of money, so I worked very hard to make some and save some. And whenever I dated, I would explain how much I made and how wise I was with money so that the woman knew early on not to ever open her trap about me and money. I am still upset with my mother for being so disrespectful to my father. ps - I also think Ryde On is 110% correct.
7. A lot of women are impressed by money. He is trying to impress you.