So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset

Surely you’ve all seen this, but if not —

Deal or no deal? An online exchange between a woman looking for a husband who earns more than $500,000 a year and a mystery Wall Street banker, who assessed her potential for romance as a business deal, has cause quite an Internet stir.

The anonymous 25-year-old woman recently posted an ad on the free online New York community Web site Craigslist, http://newyork.craigslist.org/, appealing for advice on how to find a wealthy husband.

“I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don’t think I’m overreaching at all,” the woman, who described herself as “spectacularly beautiful” and “superficial,” wrote.

Get the rest of the story and the banker’s assessment at Yahoo! News. It ain’t pretty.

Update: Andrew Tobias has the whole thing. Scroll down to Dating Tips.