Originally Posted by ssjonathan
So no messing around with the females ?
lol bummer, but I understand.
I dunno. I dated a nurse, once. It was fairly horrifying, in some respects, but that was long before I'd ever contemplated becoming a nurse, myself. I'm thinking that her and her friends' shoptalk wouldn't upset me nearly so much, now. I do find, though, even in myself, that it's sometimes hard to turn off your nursing instincts. So, in a social relationship, even with casual friends, you can sometimes find yourself being looked at like a patient. (When I was still in school, a cute, young female coworker in my unlicensed job complained of a pain in the side of her abdomen, and without thinking I immediately asked how long it had been since her last BM. Not a question I would have asked a casual acquaintance in my pre-nursing life.)
I'm too old and grumpy, now, to be looking for a girlfriend, but I don't think messing with female co-workers is altogether off-limits. A little innocent flirting can be fun, as long as you aren't offensive about it. It might be prudent to do any dating off your unit. But a healthy, young guy (or non-dead older one) is bound to meet some interesting women in a hospital environment. It's surely not a place to be a player, especially close to home, but that doesn't mean you have to be a monk.
Plus, you know, there are more and more female doctors...
I do endorse Steve's advice.
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