This is true in most cases, although many Dominican women are quick to dump their barrio love for a better financial prospect, age not important. These are grown women, so whom do you think the younger ones imitate. Mothers even encourage them. Poverty plays a major role, but so does greed.
Very True, One of my boys (in his thirties) was dating a Dominican women (27/28 years old) who has a US retiree (ex-banker) novio (in his 70s) in the North Coast. The Old man pays to her a make-up class in Santiago and she used to send photos of these classes to my friend, passing for a hard working woman (she was telling to him that she was working in that high class institution de Belleza, when she is in reality leaving with this guy).
When the old man has to visit his family to the US (every 2/3 months), she would organized her vacations with him saying that her boss let her 3 weeks vacations to pass time with her US Novio (my friend) ....She doesn't give a sh*t about the old man (calling him "el viejo del diablo", "el viejo loco" ) who of course fullfills any of her material wishes (High Tech Smartphone, Car, Plastic Surgery etc...)...When at the same time the old man thinks that he has the hottest novia on earth, who is in love with him lol.
She presented my friend to all her family (includind her dad and mum) when they knew that their daughter is still leaving with the old man. Money, Money, Money....or as you said "Financial Prospect"
My friend finally kicked her to the curb when he found out....But she is still denying that she leaves with the old men, like somebody who is ashamed of her partner or to not pass as a "chapiadora", as they say in the DR.