My IBD buddy just got engaged at 23. POLL: How many of YOU wouldve given up models and the partying life for this girl?

My buddy I went to school with who worked at a BB (although he just got laid off but that's besides the point), got engaged the other night to his girlfriend of 3 years.

Now, he's a pretty good lookin dude, extremely smart and ambitious. Back in college I knew for a fact that most of my female friends had a crush on him at one point in time so if he hadn't gotten engaged, he would've been getting all kinds of tail for the next decade.

NOW, movin onto her: I've been on double dates with them all throughout college so I know what she's like: Extremely nice, smart, sweet and caring. AND extremely attractive. Not your typical type-A ambitious bitchy girl/finance type. At Duke, she was a 10/10. Outside of Duke she was an 8/10. She's a year older than him so she graduated law school this May at a top 5 law school and landed a pretty sweet 6 figure gig in NYC. Very impressive.

NOW feller monkeys, would YOU have gotten engaged to that girl? Or would you instead have chosen to bang models every weekend until you're 30 and settle down then?

Thoughts?

 
Best Response

Look, these threads are getting fucking ridiculous. None of us can judge that accurately:

  • we are not him, we do not know how he feels or what he likes or what makes him happy
  • we have no idea regarding the credibility of your standards ... the whole 10/10 in one place and 8/10 another place is bullshit because you're using a relative scale; only deal in absolutes
  • the family circumstances are unknown
  • there are yet more hypotheticals I don't have the energy to go into

Long story short, every single one of these situations is going to vary tremendously based on the two people involved -- and none of us on this forum can do a single thing to change that. Ignoring all that, I'm on his side -- marry.

I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

Thats great. I wish fewer in the finance community were so against the idea of committing to other people.

“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” - Schopenhauer
 

You said the girl is extremely nice, smart, sweet and caring. AND extremely attractive. And she just graduated from a top 5 law school?

This is very rare to find and I would marry her.

Born in hell, forged from suffering, hardened by pain.
 

OP is so fucking full of shit.

HEY GUISE MY FRIEND IT MARRYING A 10/10 IN DUKE BUT A 8/10 EVERY WHERE ELSE AND MAKES 100K AND GRADUATED FROM HARVARD WOULD YOU MARRY HER????????????

Go hang yourself

 
General Disarray:
swagon:
Kreay the only bish i wish 2 settle with

I could totally see you guys together.

yea but sometimes im afraid my midwest hood grind would clash with her socal swagg...but maybe there could be sinner G's and our swags would be Accretive then we be the next Brangelina
 

We need to start creating a picture requirement for any thread that talks about woman.. 10/10 at Duke but 8/10 everywhere else. What kind of people do you take us for?

The answer to your question is 1) network 2) get involved 3) beef up your resume 4) repeat -happypantsmcgee WSO is not your personal search function.
 

Non enim ducimus sunt sed sequi. Sint temporibus quisquam quia similique ex quasi. Voluptatem nesciunt vero deleniti alias aliquam. Sunt et qui itaque asperiores. Quasi nobis dolor iure tenetur. Provident qui exercitationem quia. Possimus velit laboriosam inventore rerum qui qui voluptatibus.

Voluptates ea labore quia repellat. Sapiente provident eos blanditiis accusantium. Id distinctio inventore nulla ut voluptas. Animi sapiente sed temporibus fuga fugiat. Quam dolorem nesciunt eius ab voluptas sit. Aliquam est accusamus error ut. Veritatis provident excepturi blanditiis magni.

Soluta impedit id voluptas quaerat. Rerum quasi reprehenderit laudantium aut laudantium impedit magnam. Eveniet aliquam deserunt vitae. Architecto ipsa quia et expedita omnis enim quidem.

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (145) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
9
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”