10:01 PM harvard mba | ||||
#Harvard MBA Ren You says I ll pay $10k reward if you find me a girlfriend By Kieran Corcoran For Dailymail.com 06:59 02 Jul 2015, updated 09:05 02 Jul 2015
An unlucky-in-love finance worker is offering a $10,000 cash reward to anybody who can set him up in a relationship lasting longer than six months. Ren You, 29, says he has found it impossible to make a lasting connection with anybody - despite spending the past nine months looking for a girlfriend in Birmingham, Alabama. You, who works 12-hour days at a private equity firm in the city, says that despite spending much of his precious free time looking for love, he has met only with disaster. No joy so far: Ren You, 29, pictured left and far right, has struggled to find an appropriate girlfriend in Birmingham, Alabama, since moving there for work nine months ago Reward: You has put up $10,000 for getting help finding love Bad times: You, a Harvard MBA who works in private equity, said that many of his dates have ended badly - with one woman bombarding him with racial slurs. He posted the above image on the DateRen.com website he started in the hope of finding love According to AL.com. one of his dates was with a woman missing teeth who ended up spewing racist insults at him. But even though most of the dates were not that bad, he has resolutely failed at finding love in his new home since moving there from Boston - despite one dating expert in the city assessing him as 'a catch'. Finder's fee: You has said any relationship lasting more than six months will win the finder $10,000 And now You, a Harvard MBA who works for private equity firm New Capital Partners, has decided to offer a wad of cash in exchange for anyone who can set him up with somebody he can stay with for good. You is now soliciting matches through a website he founded for the purpose - DateRen.com . On the site he explains the premise - that any relationship that lasts longer than six months earns the person who set it up the $10,000. On the homepage, he wrote: 'I moved to Birmingham last year for a job after finishing grad school. Having spent the last 12 months going on a lot of (some interesting, some dull, and a few utterly bizarre) dates, I decided to try something new.' 'If you introduce me to a girl and I date her for more than 6 months, I'll pay you $10,000. It's pretty simple. 'I save a ton of time on finding romantic prospects and going on bad dates. You make a bunch of money for something you might have done for a friend, just for fun. In response to claims his strategy is 'weird', You admitted: 'Yeah, it really is.' 'But look at it this way: if you work 12 hours/day, how would you want to spend the few waking hours you have left? Probably not standing around in a bar with your fingers crossed. This is way more fun for me.' As for requirements of his own, You has few stipulations, including that his potential dates be 'intellectually curious', physically active and considers take-out food and a movie 'a good Saturday night'. More.Although he's aware of the potential to be scammed by people after the reward, You has said that the six-month period would deter most scammers - and that he would be able to sniff out any fakes. You told AL.com he's already been sent more than 20 potential matches, which he hopes to follow up soon. Requirements: You. pictured above with friends, lists relatively few requirements for his ideal match - some of which are 'intellectual curiosity' and being a fan of take-out and movies Throwback: You's dating site even includes this baby photo. He says he is not concerned about scammers 'A catch': According to one local dating expert, there is no reason You shouldn't expect to find love eventually He said: 'I'm getting a lot of young professionals, people like doctors and lawyers and other sorts of folks that wouldn't frequent a dating website normally, or people maybe too afraid of blemishing their professional image. which apparently I'm not afraid of'. You continued: 'It's a little overwhelming, even at that level, because I've got like, work to do. But it's been good so far. I'm trying to find a balance so far between actual results and ridicule.' Libby Loveless, a professional matchmaker who lives in Birmingham, told DailyMail.com she sympathizes with You's plight. Loveless, who works for online dating service Tawkify. said: 'He's a smart guy - probably a catch. But especially in our social media generation it can be hard to meet quality people. 'Especially if you've just moved to a new city from far away there's no real way to meet someone new. 'It's endearing. People say it's a joke, but I think he's for real - and I definitely know people who could be a match'.
| ||||
|
| ||||
| Total comments: 0 | |