Relationships in Business School
The two authors of Case Studies and Cocktails, Chris Ryan and Carrie Shuchart, were recently interviewed on The MBA Show. See what they have to say below about dating, relationships, sex, and b-school jargon:
Why the odds are good for finding a husband or wife at business school
by Jenn Yee, guest blogger
We hate and love to admit it, but business school is like a weird marriage-making commune.
Relationships bloom here (some in secret, at first). When we were at Kellogg, three couples that met at business school were already engaged by graduation. In the next six months, four more couples followed. It was like love dominoes.
So what’s with this phenomenon?
As one of my [married] friends exclaimed over Indian dinner during our first quarter of classes to our fellow sectionmates, “Business school is your last best chance to find a man.” Around the table, my single friends looked both panicked and enlightened.
Why is business school such good hunting grounds for a husband or wife? MBA Social has some theories: Read more