Dave Hoch Paid Off His Student Loan in December 2022
Dave Hoch was Diane’s Study Buddy at Bainbridge Graduate Institute (MBA in Sustainable Systems ‘13). Diane financed Dave’s BGI Student Loan. Dave paid his Student Loan on time each month which Diane appreciate because it helped her cash flow. And the early payoff helped Diane complete the Living Building / Living Community Challenge.
Social Distancing Revives Old-Fashioned Romance: Long Talks, Serenades
Those who met during stay-at-home orders resort to slow courtship to woo would-be partners; ‘a lot of heart to hearts’
By Rachel Wolfe
May 29, 2020 2:13 pm ET
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With in-person dating still a ways off for many, those wary of the expectations of dating are suddenly able to participate in a way that feels safe for them. In Granada, Spain, digital marketing executive Dave Hoch, 39, said the pandemic has allowed him to ease back into the dating pool after a recent divorce. “Before, I would have had so much anxiety and felt so much pressure to go out on a date,” he said. “Now, I can have this environment where we can talk online and there are no expectations.”
Mr. Hoch also appreciates not having to worry about navigating tricky dating conventions. “There’s no ‘who’s paying for dinner,’ you remove these barriers that can create a bit of an awkward moment,” he said.
But even without the full suite of body language cues, “your gut still tells you when it’s right or not,” Ms. Ellis said. She has already had to break things off with one of her “quarantine baes” who she realized was better off as a friend: “The worst thing that happened was he unfollowed me on Instagram. So I’ll live with that.”
