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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a dad that makes a point of staying out of my kids' personal and private lives.

My 25 years old son told me that he is getting serious with his 24 years old GF and that they  are discussing marriage; however, his GF will finish her master degree in education in a few months with a 220K in student loan debt.  My son did not have any student loan debt because he was fortunate enough to get a full scholarship + room/board at UVA (his gf is also attending UVA).  He also just finished his Master degree in CS at GMU without any debt.    While the student loan debt is a big concern for him, it is not a deal breaker.  He asked me what I would do and I told him that while money isn't everything, it is going to take both of you a long time to pay that off.  Are you going to be OK with that?  WWYD?[/quote]

It seems like she went to UVA for the Mrs and that it worked out for her. [/quote]

Are you inferring that becoming a teacher means you are trying to find a well-heeled spouse?  I guess Chasten Buttegieg got his Mr.  :roll: [/quote]

I'm implying that going to an elite school that costs 70k a year that you have to finance through loans in order to get a job where you will never have any hope of paying off those loans and raise a family unless you marry well strongly implies it. [/quote]

No, it implies a clueless teenager whose parents should have known better.  They probably could have gone to an in-state public and still found a spouse.[/quote]

Sadly, this was probably what happened. Adding a masters just made it worse. Parents and kid are dazzled by prestige over practicality. [/quote]

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