Do women find male nurses attractive?

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Hi

So I'm a young, single, heterosexual male nurse, and I'm well aware that I'm somewhat of a minority, as most nurses are female, and the ones that aren't, are often gay (yes, I know that is just a silly stereotype, and there's nothing wrong with being gay, but that's beside my point).

Thing is, I'm not even remotely feminine- I have a beard, I listen to heavy metal, I climb mountains, I work out, etcetera. But I get paranoid that most people probably perceive me as a little "girly" or "possibly homosexual", when I talk about being a nurse. I feel especially insecure about my masculinity when I'm walking home wearing my uniform past some heavy set dudes doing roadworks or construction or something "manly". Sometimes, I've even lied about studying nursing at uni- I've sometimes said I'm studying engineering, to seem more masculine.

I'm not ashamed of being a nurse- I'm damn proud! But I feel a little insecure due to the silly non-masculine stereotypes associated with my career choice. I'm also single and looking for a girlfriend, but I sense that women might think I'm gay, or unmanly, due to my profession. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.

Anyway, my main question is- ladies, do you find male nurses attractive? Do you like the idea of a man taking care of you? Or does it seem unmanly and unattractive?

Regards - Sykadia

Thats absolutely false. They may just not TELL the world, but couples are everywhere at my job, and I'm engaged to a male nurse (dated since high school) who works the floor below me.

Works the floor below you..... :roflmao: I bet he does!!!

Sorry gotta have some fun!

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Works the floor below you..... :roflmao: I bet he does!!!

Sorry gotta have some fun!

:roflmao:I was thinking it...you wrote it down!!:roflmao:

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Personally, I think if he is handsome, well kept, with nice musculature, charming, funny, confident, empathetic, financially secure, He's going to be attractive even if he wore a potato sack.

Well, of course that's me but I wear a Viking Suit.

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Works the floor below you..... :roflmao: I bet he does!!!

Sorry gotta have some fun!

Haha!!:yes:

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Well, of course that's me but I wear a Viking Suit.

Great now the rest of the Last Kingdom series is ruined for me.

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Your Reply made me smile. I used to have a job in Prehospital EMS where I had to regulate and inspect Fire service EMS programs. I would often get disdainful looks from the Chiefs and firefighters and condescending inferences that I was gay even though I had a wife and four children at the time. Over the years I became comfortable with it and would occasionally even "camp it up" just to see them squirm. Thier masculinity was so frail it was hilarious.

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I think a patient would say you were quite remiss in your comment, patients do notice male nurses and on the whole a lot don't like to be nurse by them.

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I think a patient would say you were quite remiss in your comment, patients do notice male nurses and on the whole a lot don't like to be nurse by them.

I think you've been quite remiss with this comment. I have never had a patient that didn't want to be "nursed" by me. I've had several patients state that they like to have male nurses because we're nicer. I always tell them I'm not as attractive as the female nurses so I have to make up for it with my personality :wacky:

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I think you've been quite remiss with this comment. I have never had a patient that didn't want to be "nursed" by me. I've had several patients state that they like to have male nurses because we're nicer. I always tell them I'm not as attractive as the female nurses so I have to make up for it with my personality :wacky:

Me too. Patients like me because I'm so damn sensitive and compassionate.

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I work alongside a large number of male nurses. I can't say I find any of them particularly attractive over the general population. I see them as coworkers, acquaintances, friends, and nurses. No more, or less, attractive than men who work in other professions.

In my experience, a nurse would be more financially capable of contributing to 'taking care of' someone than, say, a mechanic, or someone working in construction. That said, I don't find the idea of being 'taken care of' all that attractive, either.

I have to say, most of the male nurses I work with fall very squarely into the MALE category. There is nothing overtly 'girly' about them. Even the two that I know are gay aren't overt, and are both generally physically attractive.

Worry less about what your profession says about your sexuality. Unless you work in the sex industry, the two aren't connected. Any woman that would negatively judge your manhood based on your profession probably isn't worth your time anyways.

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I've found that women aren't so much attracted to the nurse aspect in and of itself, but they enjoy the knowledge you can flex. I can see them get more interested when I express a passion for what I do and how knowledgeable I am on things they see on tv like Grey's anatomy, and explaining to them how things work "in the real world" haha

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In nearly 40 years I have never had a patient refuse to let me care for them. I have had a bit of attitude from physicians but the most push gender related back I have ever recieved has been from other nurses. We really do eat our young or in my case our elderly. I made my peace with it long ago.

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