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If you don’t have time to date you’re doing it wrong. I go on like 2 dates a week
Not so much a brag if I can’t find someone to stick with after 2 dates a week 💀
I met one long-term SO on Hinge as a first year (dated for 1.5 years), and then a few months after that ended found my current SO on Hinge (during the beginning of the pandemic—only FaceTimed for like 2 months at the start). I was dating pretty regularly whenever I was single. Just have to set dates on days where you are pretty sure you won’t have a “tonight” deadline, and if it’s a weeknight, be ready to work late from home after or something.
And this was all possible despite being quite busy. My lowest billable year was over 2500.
I use Hinge. It’s by far the best app IMO. And I try to plan dates for times I’m unlikely to be too busy, like weekends.
I met my fiancé the week I graduated from law school. Best time. It’s so hard to date in this job Lord knows
Subject Expert
Met in college. Looking for a relationship while in biglaw looks terrible.
Y’all aren’t sexting anyone in a 2 mile radius while waiting on signature pages??
This is the way.
Coach
I met my partner on Tinder as a mid-level. Was supposed to be a hookup, but we’re still hooking up three years later.
Met my fiancé on Hinge while I was a mid-level associate
❤️💼Lots of relationships started during the summer associate program at my firm…free dates and all. 💼❤️
Met my hubs on eharmony while working in BigLaw. I have another friend who met her husband on POF while in biglaw. There are times to date, but it’s difficult and you’ll be busy. You just have to prioritize it. Maybe you go out for a dinner, then go home and work after. Or maybe you only meet first dates for coffee. Biglaw is such a time-suck, but at least you can have some flexibility.
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Met my boyfriend in law school. We're both in big law so finding time where we are both free can be difficult but we make it work. On the bright side, we are both obviously very understanding of how demanding the job is and don't get upset when the other person gets super busy.