Interesting, I have some observations to make from what I see has happened to a close relative.
He basically retired at 40, successful family business and wise investments into commercial property (building) and shares. He had a marriage break up in his early 40s, spent 12 months trying to win her back but that was complete waste of time.
He is now 54 yo and has had many girlfriends, his not an oil painting, but his lifestyle has attracted many women, nice house, nice car, nice boat, regular holidays, holiday home etc.
In the main most of his g/friends have been long term, however not one has been financially independent, though held reasonable jobs. He is not at all worried about this as money is not an issue for him and he is pretty generous type of guy.
I also notice that he is very picky, he never goes for bimbettes with nothing between the ears or women that are as young as his children.
Maybe I am generalising but of course money and power may attract the wrong people in your life, and if you have some gorgeous thing that is 20 years younger, then what the hell is she doing with you, or more importantly what are you doing. Chances are you will spend the rest of your life chasing someone that looks good on your arm, like an accessory but long term may be a problem.
The moral of the story is there are plenty of nice people out there and if you have or don't have money is not the real issue, its probably more about the choices you make that will make the difference in your quality of life.
MTR