A friend of mine (junior-year) is currently stuck between a diamond and a soft place:
-Girl #1 he's been crushing on forever, and he recently found out that she likes him back; she's smart, cute and personable, and will probably be getting into a top medical school. They get along quite well.
-Girl #2 is average looking, a little bland personality wise, and quite frankly seems a little slow...but her father does run a ~2bn hedge fund. Girl #2 is very infatuated with him, and he's pretty sure he can leverage the relationship to possibly get an internship at the place.
He's alright in intelligence, has some mediocre internship experience, and he's having trouble landing any of the awesome internships. I guess this choice is also metaphorical for life vs. career.
I understand how terribly unethical this situation may sound, but then again, results are results. Opinions on what he should do?
Best,
The Banking-est of Waffles
I'll assume this is a troll post. If not, I'm going to assume you are the "friend." Regardless, the idea that someone would pass on by all accounts a better woman for someone that will get him a measly internship is kind of pathetic. Network, cold call into a job and date the better girl. Easy enough.
this decision essentially comes down to whether to pursue #1- feelings or #2- money. That being said, the only ppl who think $ will make them happy forever r those who never had it. Likewise, those who think they met a girl who will make them happy forever have never dated before. So I guess it comes down to which lasts longer. From my experience, the happiness from $ ends slightly quicker than that from relationships so I'd do #1
I don't see why you can't date both of them bro
Use the 2nd bitch to get a job, and marry the first one.
^this - think outside the box OP for fucks sake
IMO this would be a lot harder if it were an absolute choice between love and money. It's not. If you pick true love (or starter marriage, whatever), you can still earn big bucks, right? If you pick daddy's girl, you can always break up with her after a respectable amount of time and crawl back to nmbr 1. Although the latter move is pretty shitty for the girl. Just because her daddy's rich doesn't mean she has no feelings.
Tell him to flip a coin.
Whichever one he ends up rooting for while its in the air is the girl for him...
Who said you can't pursue 2 relationships at once
And make sure you have moved onto a different HF by the time you dump the first. You know her had is going to come for you when they realize what you did.
Date number 1, and befriend number 2 and become real cool with her. she should respect the fact you have a girl and just become real cool buddies.
Completely disagree with the above. In this type of economy you really have to get creative. In order to fully score that internship, you're going to have to make sure that girl #2 does NOT have daddy problems. If she does, things will get messy real quick and you're better off with girl one.
I would definitely keep girl 1 on the back burner just in case though. After you're done with your internship, you should be able to get one of your friends to hook up with girl #2 so you can break up with her and get back with girl #1.
Go for #1 and don't look back. Life's too short.
-burnt out 26-year-old banker.
IP are you retired?
I want a 600 square foot house. I want to heat it to 62 degrees in the winter. I need health insurance. I enjoy chicken every once in a while. I want to be able to maintain a rusty honda. I want three cans of PBR every evening. I hope I can have a little extra money to go hang gliding. If I get that, I'm retired.
Damn son i had the impression you were closer to 40 years old. You've taught me a lot about thriftiness though. Thanks.
I think you would appreciate this, Illini.
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/products/walden/
[quote=Cola Coca]I think you would appreciate this, Illini.
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/products/walden/[/quote] You can buy a well-maintained 900 square foot house in downstate Illinois for less.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/402-West-Springfield-Lovington-IL-619…
Assuming this is a troll, but moving on:
Picking #2 is one step too far for me...I think it could actually hurt that girl if she realized you were using her. Also, you are basically asking the question, "What will it take for me to become a man-whore?"
Just make #2 a friend. She clearly likes you, so it should be doable. Then ask for an introduction to her father, and impress him. You'd be getting the job on your own merits, too.
Repellat est earum officiis autem vitae. Excepturi neque quo error debitis iste voluptate veniam impedit.
Et explicabo omnis neque sapiente asperiores necessitatibus. Voluptate saepe totam fuga rerum quia molestias. Consequatur temporibus modi atque dolorem architecto delectus. Delectus temporibus aliquid enim amet odio sunt delectus.
Soluta quod exercitationem aut quia nobis provident error. Ut voluptatum minima debitis rem itaque. Molestias ratione et rerum numquam dolores. Itaque et tenetur iure vitae. Molestias saepe itaque magni voluptate earum quod aut quia. Sit deleniti mollitia hic sed omnis aut. Eum et iusto nihil ut.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...