During my time at WashU, I noticed a couple of the ways the school tried to aid us in networking. We had on-campus interviews, our career services center got a few people jobs, the normal. Harvard, trendsetter that it is, has decided to approach networking in a way I wish WashU did during my stay — Valentine’s Day wingmaning. Which totally makes sense too if you figure that person sitting next to you’s father probably owns a charter service.
“Whether you’ve already conveyed your heart (for proper consideration), or you’re out of practice, here are a few Valentines to help you court a special someone, cheer up your amicus, or find a new study buddy.”
These pick up lines masquerading as legal themed V-Day cards aren’t as… suggestive as in-person wingmanning can be — it is Harvard after all — but they’re pretty damn good.
Some are Harvard specific:
Some speak to a love eternal:
Others are more “I’m not not down”:
I didn’t full on laugh at them, but I definitely smirked and breathed out a little harder than usual. That’s basically the same thing on the internet.
A few tips from one JD to another before you mistakenly reply-all send these to your entire cohort. First rule: be attractive. Second rule: don’t be unattractive. Don’t send these to professors. Do send these to each of your friends as a joke. Ideally while they’re in your line of sight. Who knows, you may ending up getting your hand on a special 3L’s outline.
Just kidding — you should probably be using this time to study an actual outline anyway.
Harvard Law School Valentines [Harvard]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
