Also true in college of ed. Hard to get female students particularly to go

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Apr 18, 2014
9:18:45am

runnincoug

elsewhere for PHDs so we can possibly hire them back in the future. Makes our pool of female candidates really small.

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runnincoug

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kunarcougar

4/18/14 9:06am

It seems to be very common for Utah wives

BYUCoug11

4/18/14 9:07am

Yes, I'm aware of many cases like this. When I was dating in Provo, I avoided

Japan Coug

4/18/14 9:18am

i've lived around the country. know plenty fo non-mormon girls that would never

fattycoug

4/18/14 1:10pm

obviously it's not an exclusive thing. Like it or not, though, they do have

BYUCoug11

4/18/14 2:56pm

very true, especially with Utah Mormons. BYU has some major problems with

TXSmith

4/18/14 9:09am

Law firms as well. I'm aware of several large firms that have stopped

hansel

4/18/14 9:13am

This is the reason Utah law firms pay far lower than elsewhere.

jbonita

4/18/14 10:16am

Also true in college of ed. Hard to get female students particularly to go

runnincoug

4/18/14 9:18am

maybe my DIL will go on to get a Phd...she starts her Masters this fall at UVU

TXSmith

4/18/14 9:31am

This is one of my company's big concerns with recruiting at BYU (the other one

Japan Coug

4/18/14 9:22am

you should reach out to my daughter, she runs the recruiting fair at BYU

TXSmith

4/18/14 9:26am

I've probably met her, if she was doing that more than 3 years ago (I haven't

Japan Coug

4/18/14 9:33am

I've seen it.

hessrp

4/18/14 9:10am

JHeaps is lucky to have the wife he does IMO.

d-coug

4/18/14 9:15am

I say this as somebody who has no knowledge whatsoever about his wife

hansel

4/18/14 9:18am

Your sig vid hurts my back.

Hoosier Cougar

4/18/14 9:19am

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2RUEBLUE

4/18/14 9:22am

I don't know either, but her dad did play in the NFL

d-coug

4/18/14 9:23am

We are friends with immediate family members of Jake's wife

Rogue Gunner

4/18/14 9:32am

I think this is a major problem with the Church in Utah. The state can't contain

runnincoug

4/18/14 9:21am

See Jackson Emery. And, no, this is definitely not a "Utah thing".

RealComfortableJeans

4/18/14 9:22am

My buddy says that Construction Management majors used to be a hot

Mrs_BigD

4/18/14 9:25am

Not unique to Utah, people.

goldy-loak

4/18/14 9:27am

Nothing like limiting your earning potential, especially with big firms

TXSmith

4/18/14 9:32am

I had an offer from a company based in California

Schultz is back

4/18/14 9:33am

It's definitely not, but I think BYU gets a bad rap in this regard for a couple

hansel

4/18/14 9:35am

ah, the elitist Utahn attitude. Seen it plenty

HoustonCougar

4/18/14 5:20pm

Dang, I must have married a good one then.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

4/18/14 9:28am

A wife who is not overly attached to her parents is a treasure

Rogue Gunner

4/18/14 9:35am

Military wives must be your free spirits with wanderlust

Hoosier Cougar

4/18/14 9:33am

My wife is happy to keep at least a 12 hour drive's distance between us and her

supertux

4/18/14 9:33am

I married my wife knowing her expectations were that we would live in CA. If an

cheezedawg

4/18/14 9:36am

Very common. Pres. Eyring talked about a similar situation with his parents.

chaden02

4/18/14 9:38am

Except she's not from Utah.

BYUHawk

4/18/14 9:47am

I know a girl who wouldn't move 10 mins away from her parents

trublulgc

4/18/14 9:51am

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2RUEBLUE

4/18/14 9:54am

Try NJ and NY. I had law school classmates whose wife's wouldn't let them leave

BIG XII Coug

4/18/14 9:59am

True, but the NY metro area is like a country; you're not limiting yourself too

Japan Coug

4/18/14 10:04am

Yes, there are more opportunities in the metro area but the point is the

RealComfortableJeans

4/18/14 10:05am

Well, kind of. "Big City" mentality versus "Big Country" mentality.

Japan Coug

4/18/14 10:09am

No, that can't be the case. This sort of thing only happens to Mormons and more

RealComfortableJeans

4/18/14 10:04am

Attended a talk once by a member of the 12 in which he called out the women of

gustav88

4/18/14 10:01am

I don't know if I've ever been to a meeting where the women were called out and

RealComfortableJeans

4/18/14 10:06am

Yeah, I would love to see that. Four decades of activity in the Church, and I've

Japan Coug

4/18/14 10:10am

I'd also like to see a woman say she "married up" in a talk, just once.

RealComfortableJeans

4/18/14 10:12am

Yeah, it was interesting

gustav88

4/18/14 10:28am

It's gospel now according to CB. Anything any of the 12 has said is doctrine

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