At odds

"I ain't got no money / I ain't got no car to take you on a date / I can't even buy you flowers / But together we'd be the perfect soul mates"

The Timbaland lyrics describe a male fantasy present in music, poetry, literature and film: a woman's unconditional love. "Love is all you need," right? Westley (The Princess Bride) and Jack (Titanic), have nothing, but beautiful women fall hard for them regardless, on their charm (and looks) alone. But this seems in conflict with the familiar TLC refrain: "A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly / And is also known as a buster / Always talkin' about what he wants / And just sits on his broke *** / So (no) I don't want your number..." The guys are singing about wanting true love without any strings, while the girls are crooning that they don't want anyone who doesn't have a house, car, etc. Of course, there's a solution here. Guys: get it together. Girls: no gold digging.