Are people in finance attracted to online dating?
Of all the girls I’ve found on dating sites that meet my criteria (good looking, smart, under thirty, doesn’t smoke, no kids etc.) many of them seem to have one particular thing in common – they all work in finance. Not only that, but my day job also happens to be in finance.
So why is it that so many of them (including myself) share this common trait? I have a fairly wide network within the finance industry and attend plenty of industry events, but I never come across these types of girls! Certainly there are none that fit the bill within my own company…
Could it be that people in finance are more analytical and to the point? Maybe. Could it be that people in finance are not as outgoing and prefer the online method of dating? I doubt it, based on all the people I know through finance.
Whatever the reason, I’m quite happy for it to be the case, because there’s something about smart girls in finance that just really works for me. Not only that, but you have something to talk about when you run out of interesting things to say. Not that I’m condoning chatting about work on a first (or early) date, but sometimes you’ll actually find that people in finance love talking about their job.
So what’s the verdict? Are people in finance more attracted to online dating than others? I’m going to say yes, based purely on the numbers, but I can’t for the life of me tell you why.
Tags: finance, internet dating, online dating