Anyone in the latter part of your career regret not getting into a relationship because you were so focused on yourself?

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Nope. Hiring managers don’t care about the number of relationships I’ve been in.

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Define latter part.

The dating pool shrinks significantly for career oriented people outside of T1 / NYC cities around 30 years old

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Anything above senior consultant or equivalent I’d say

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I guess... I haven’t dated anyone since college because I was focused on myself and my career.

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