Ten Signs Your Partner Cares More About Recruiting Than About You

By: Anita Break

Forget ‘cuffing season.’ It’s recruiting season. If you’ve found yourself competing for attention with your partner’s networking spreadsheet, you may be in an emotional triangle—you, them, and Boston Consulting Group. Here are the top ten signs your partner cares more about recruiting than you.

1. They’ve never dressed up better in their life.

You wonder why your partner has never put this much effort into their appearance before when it was for you. Romantic dinner date night at Alinea? Untucked polo and Banana Republic slacks from Costco. Virtual info session for Deloitte? Three-piece suit and tie.

2. They last longer in bed.

They’ve taken “MBB or Bust” very seriously and refuse to climax. In all honesty, they’re probably having performance anxiety—scared to be caught by the CEO rounding the corner asking them for their final recommendation.

3. They actually started being a great listener, but keep driving towards a solution.

You just wanted to rant and complain about how Debra wouldn’t shut up on today’s standup call. They did a great job repeating back the situation, but kept saying they need a couple of minutes to jot down ideas and then kept saying they’d like to look into trends and segmentation of your stand-up calls and think about the synergies between you and Debra.

4. They started getting really into politics.

They keep saying they need to talk to AOC and you didn’t realize they were that dedicated to liberal causes. It’s nice that they care though.

5. You’ve been replaced by a casing partner named Rahul.

You thought it was cute that they had a “study buddy.” Then you realized that Rahul has seen more of your JV than you have. Your JV jumps when Rahul’s name pops up on their phone. Are they ashamed of bad casing feedback, or is it an emotional affair? You decide.

6. They get more jealous of Rahul’s new casing partner than the guy sliding into your Instagram DMs.

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They wonder what case Rahul is doing right now.

7. You question if they are with you for you.

You don’t know if they actually like you for your personality or your U.S. citizenship, FAANG referral, or dad who’s a VP at that Fortune 100 company. Every holiday season is spent with your extended family who has connections.

You used to cuddle. Now they keep referring to date night as “coffee chats” and there’s nothing hot about it. Last week, they said they booked the most exclusive spot in town for Saturday night. It did have a good view, but Study Room 2118 had someone’s dirty old socks left on the table.

8. You don’t recognize 80% of the names on their phone anymore.

Who is Alix and why does he or she have so many partners? Maybe your partner wants to open up the relationship? They are already thinking about Tech and Consulting. Maybe Brand Management now too.

9. They promise, “Once offers are out, I’ll be all yours again.”

You nod and smile—but deep down, you know it will never end. Next, your JV will be making the “perfect schedule,” then “club exec applications,” then “making sure I get a return offer”.

10. They are recruiting for banking.

To be honest, if they’re in banking, you should really consider that maybe they’re just not that into you. And is that such a bad thing with only one hour of their day to devote to you? At this point, you’re not even mad—they’ve clearly chosen a different kind of long-term commitment. Sure, you wanted “a future together,” but they wanted “a future in finance.”

If any of these sounds a little too familiar, sign up for a consultation with SNACK, (SiNgles and Cuties at Kellogg). Or better yet, join Special K!— because it’s time you found something you care about more than them!

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