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first story which comes from the R-slash off-my-chests subreddit from the PhD is terrible,

and says, I defended my PhD yesterday and not one of my family and friends showed up, not even my

fiance. I'll try to keep it brief. Yesterday I defended my PhD in a STEM field at a highly prestigious program. Unlike many

departments, my department's defenses are basically celebrations. You present for one hour to anyone

who wants to come. Your PhD committee asks you a few questions and then you drink champagne

and celebrate. I created a Facebook event for it three weeks in advance.

My immediate family and very closest of friends all said they could come.

These included my best man as well as two people who were to give toast at the wedding.

My fiancé was going to take work off to come as well.

Then yesterday came. I knew two of my co-workers

couldn't make it because they were out of the country, but I wasn't prepared for what happened.

I presented to a nearly completely empty auditorium. Only my advisor, two committee members,

and a few members of nearby lab showed. It was so incredibly embarrassing

that I almost couldn't make it through my defense. After my defense, I looked at my phone.

I only had one message from my mom, saying my family wasn't going to make it on time because

they left too late. I called my fiance twice with no answer. It wasn't until 10pm last night that she called me back.

It turned out that her best friend from college, who I've known to be quite selfish from

previous situations, had tried to kill herself because she found out that her boyfriend

had cheated on her.

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