u/AdhesivenessSlow2538

I was originally planning on doing an employer sponsored project because I figured it would let me kill two birds with one stone and do something directly relevant to work at the same time.

But I’ve seen multiple people say that it’s generally better to do a Georgia Tech sponsored project instead, and now I’m wondering why that seems to be the common advice.

Is this actually the case? If so, what makes it better?

Specifically:
- Do Georgia Tech sponsored projects ever lead to opportunities with the sponsoring company afterward?
- Are those projects generally stronger from a resume or portfolio standpoint?
- If you do a GT sponsored project with a real company, are there usually restrictions around sharing the work publicly? I’d imagine some of the information, models, or data could be proprietary or covered under NDAs, so I’m wondering how that works if you want to use the project as a portfolio piece later.

For context here I just started dating this girl and periodically when we're in public we'll walk by another couple and the girl will say something along the lines of "You guys look so cute together." Now mind you these are total strangers. Obviously I'm happy about this but the reason this confuses me is because as a man I would never think of saying something like this to another couple, especially one that I don't know. In fact I think that if I were to say such a thing to another couple in public, even if I had the best intentions, they may be somewhat creeped out by it, especially the man. Why do girls do this? It just doesn't make sense to me