Has anyone noticed a distinct delta in the share of men vs. women in this industry in long-term relationships? I’ve observed (even for LGBT individuals) that nearly all my male colleagues are in committed relationships while almost none of my female ones are

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Married male here but I’ve heard from some ambitious female friends (went to an Ivy) that they have a harder time finding a serious relationship due to being career first. I never understood this as that’s the sort of woman I prefer but it’s also the case with most of my wife’s friends as well (also went to a top school and works in strategy). We’re kind of an outlier being married/in a LTR and we’re 30.

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Might be a skewed data set you are looking at. That being said, I am a woman and not in a committed relationship for last 3 years now.

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I don't have hard data, but anecdotally in my experience that's true. Obviously there are some men who are single and some women who are married, but in general it tracks.

If I had to speculate on the reasons why, I think that in general women are less willing to date/marry men who earn less than them, and men are less willing to date/marry women who are more than them. Among my close friends, one couple out of 10 has the woman earning more than the man.

I also think that pressure on women/desire from women/lack of desire by men to be primary caretakers for children encourages women in committed relationships to leave the industry at a higher rate than men.

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Male, not been in a relationship (serious or casual + long) for 4 years.

I’ve noticed all female colleagues I worked with at BCG and other firm I was at are either dating or married haha. Just my observation

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