Yes, this book is correct, many women date/marry/have sex with men for financial/material rewards (dinner, diamonds, the suburban dreamhome). But men: You keep ending up with shallow materialistic golddiggers because you pursue women who look like shallow materialistic people with nothing better to do than spend all their time preening. The book does not explain that if you want a woman of substance and independance who respects you, you'll have to accept that she will not look like a made-up Barbie doll. She will be beautiful, but since she is independant and complex, she really doesn't have the time or need to fluff up her hair. You will get what you go after: superficial beauty or deep substance. This book just gives angry men a convenient punching bag.