Harvard MBA Will Pay You $10K If You Find Him a Girlfriend

By Mike Dang July 7, 2015

Reader Emily just sent over the following story tip:

A 29-year-old Harvard MBA named Ren You has created a website that’s essentially a dating profile with a contact form which you can use to send him potential matches. Writes the Boston Globe:

You, who lives in Birmingham, Ala., has launched a website — dateren.com — that says, “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.”

The site allows you to submit a description of a potential girlfriend for You, as well as a picture. Some stats on You: his bio says he’s 29, 5 foot 9, and that he likes “Game of Thrones” and “Arrested Development.”

You says he works 12 hours per day and would rather not spend the remaining hours at a bar with his fingers crossed.

My first instinct is to roll my eyes, but then I remembered that a few years ago, I worked on a story about men and women who use matchmaking services and were willing to spend thousands of dollars to find a partner. One man I interviewed had spent $40,000 on these services. When I asked him whether it was worth it, he replied, “I don’t know, Mike, how much is it worth it to find the love of your life? Forty grand seems reasonable.” I remember thinking, well that sounds nice in theory, but you’ve got $40,000 to spare, and I have that much in student loan debt.

In any case, You’s already presented one reason that it might be tough to date him for longer than six months: He works 12-hour days in finance, and if you’ve read Young Money, or anything about the culture of working in finance, you’ve read that it can be really tough on relationships.

Support The Billfold

The Billfold continues to exist thanks to support from our readers. Help us continue to do our work by making a monthly pledge on Patreon or a one-time-only contribution through PayPal.