Isn't that the joke? Get that mar a Lago face so your husband looks richer?

The cute girl on the left is not the kind of girl you end up with when you have money, you end up with the one on the right

Yeah, a reaction doesn't have to be an approval of something. Satire exists, malicious complaince exits, parody exists, and in more serious situations, silence or compliance can absolutely be resentful or malicious.

Obviously none of us know the motive of the editor, not exactly at least. I actually imagined it to be a critique (intentional or not), that money can actually bring vain people into your life. It does act as a nice rebuke of the person's request, changing them to fit the role, instead of their partner.

What, you don't like plastic??

The one on the left looks cuddlier.

They both do. Why would anyone ask to upgrade Mr Left?

But she does look more expensive

I find her prettier. Is a matter of tastes.