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Honestly, probably not. I don't think I would want to be married to another nurse or a health care professional It's time to come home and unwind, to leave the day behind me when I walk through the door. I think it would be hard to find the off switch if I dated someone else in the medical field. It's nice to share the events of my day with a pair of fresh ears. I like explaining medical things to my fiance and hearing his awed reaction to what I do. I like hearing about his day, too, and I feel we contribute so much more coming from very different career fields.
I also don't think I would use a professional site as a social tool either. I don't want to hang around with people like me 24/7. I want diversity and it's nice to go out for drinks with the girls without hearing about how many times a patient pooped (and the color/texture/consistency!), how short-staffed the floor was today, or the day-to-day battles of the medical field as a whole.
I think it's a nice idea in theory, but not something I'd be interested in. If I want to network with others in my field, I just come here! I don't think finding a partner would be impossible on here either. 30,000 nurses and many other health care professionals a day isn't too shabby!
I don't think it's a good idea. I have friends who have looked on match.com for other nurses, etc and they turned out to be full of crap. RN was really a tech, etc...Not that I'm bashing techs, I'm bashing liars, there are alot on the internet! That doesn't even begin to speak about the crazy people who sign up.
I met my boyfriend (of over 6 years) through an email group we were on. We weren't looking to date, just friendship.
For social life, I like http://www.meetup.com . I'm on a few groups for doing activities like hiking, skydiving, wine tasting among other things. Granted, I'm not looking for a date, but it does help give me a social life. There are often single people in those groups, and the groups are joined by people that share interests (dogs, books, crochet, politics, religion, etc).
Julie Davis
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My social life as an ICU nurse always left something to be desired. I'm now happily married because I met my husband -- a software engineer for a pharmaceutical company -- through a social network online. But both of us were frustrated that there isn't a place for professionals in the medical field to meet. We're thinking of starting a dating and social network website exclusively for nurses and professionals in the health care field. Does anyone else think this is a good idea -- or are there already too many online dating websites out there ? Would you use a website that was a place for nurses and others in the health professions to meet ?