Young women & the MRS degree

Susan Patton a.k.a "Princeton Mom" is (in)famously known for writing a letter to the editor of Princeton University's student newspaper in which she said young women at Princeton should focus on finding a husband. She recently appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to talk about her new book. 

I wasn't able to embed the video into this post but it's definitely worth checking out - I promise! In the interview, Patton says young women should spend 75% of their time trying to find a husband. She essentially says that we will never be surrounded by this large of a pool of worthy men, so we should take advantage of it.

I realize dating probably gets a lot harder (and more awkward) the older you get. But I don't agree that women should dedicate the majority of their time in college to finding a man. If a woman feels like getting married during or shortly after college, then you go girl! If that's what makes you happy and it feels right, go right ahead and have the most beautiful wedding possible. But that's not something that is right for me. 

And not only is what Patton says in the interview controversial, but then things get even more awkward when staffers in the background get involved in the conversation. At one point I thought one of the young staffers' heads was going to start spinning. Check out the weird interview here, along with some funny commentary from the Huffington Post.