Dating a Man in Finance: Pros, Cons, and Tinder Horror Stories

A Vogue article explores the contemporary trend of dating men in finance, prompted by Olivia Rodrigo's private-equity-associate boyfriend and Nicole Kidman's fling with a private equity investor in Italy. The piece anonymizes friends and colleagues to outline pros and cons. Jane, who has been with her finance boyfriend for three years, notes the stability of his job but complains about his long hours, inability to make weekday plans, and working during holidays. Another woman, Ana, recounts a Tinder date with a Goldman Sachs employee who, on their second date at Del Frisco's Grille, tried to persuade her to have a quickie in the single-person bathroom—a setup he had apparently premeditated. The article also reports that Vogue staffers on Raya found finance bros abundant: one encountered one in five swipes, another in three swipes. The author, who typically dates broke musicians, reflects that character matters more than career.