Dating and nursing school: Is it best to date another student?

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Someone posted on one of my other questions about how you shouldn't date someone who will take all your study time away. I was thinking the other day that it may be best to date another student so that they would understand your study time and the fact that your broke for being a student and won't get to take them out to dinner 4 nights a week. What are your thoughts on trying to date and go thru nursing school? I'm thinking it may not be a good idea to "date" but just have occasional dinner dates with different people.

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Specializes in Telemetry, OB, NICU.

Do you HAVE TO date someone?

You can go thru nursing school without dating too.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.

I think that it's important to date someone who understands and will support your decision to study a lot. My opinion (which is jaded by personal experience) is that you should date a person who either has been a college student / who values education or who works in the field, so that they don't slickly sabatoge your study time complaining about the time they can't spend with you.

If you're just casually dating someone, it might not matter, but if you're looking for a spouse or serious relationship, it will likely matter.

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as long as that other student isn't in your class. there was a situation like that in my school that became quite awkward when the couple split up. they still had to see each other every day though...from opposite sides of the room, of course.

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Nursing school is hard enough without the complications of love and dating, Lol. I also agree that if you do choose to date just make sure they understand how dedicated you need to be to your studies and how time consuming it is. Good luck!!!

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A man and woman in my clinical group just got engaged recently. They met in NS. It's up to you what you let distract you from your studies.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

I wouldn't date a classmate. One my husband wouldn't think to highly of it, but what if it ends bad? Then you are stuck in a class with this person, maybe clinicals, in a small setting. What if you have feeling for them and you see them flirting and dating other students in class. Just awkward all together.

That said, I wouldn't say you can't date period while in school. You need some "down time" I didn't spend all my time studying. Not even 1/4 of it. I made time for family and friends and myself. Everyone's different.

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

I'll say, do whatever floats your boat.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
I'll say, do whatever floats your boat.

Or whomever :p HAHA couldn't resist!

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Specializes in Psychiatry.
Or whomever :p HAHA couldn't resist!

Mi,

You never fail to make me laugh :p

Best,

D

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

... and the OP is assuming the class will be full of dreamboats and sexual attraction ;) If my class were the last one left on Earth, I wouldn't count on us to keep the human race going :eek:

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Specializes in Med-Surg/urology.
... and the OP is assuming the class will be full of dreamboats and sexual attraction ;) If my class were the last one left on Earth, I wouldn't count on us to keep the human race going :eek:

:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

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