Men intimidated by RN salary?

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I heard this the other day and I wanted to see what everyone thinks.

* Men that earn less $ than a RN are intimidated by them and do not want to date her.

* Or ,if they are not intimidated and try out the relationship it doesnt work out for financial reasons.

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Never heard that but then again RN's don't make that much.

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I'm a pharmacist, which is rapidly becoming a female dominated profession, and wanna know how many times I have heard a colleague say that her husband was unhappy with her salary?

Zero.

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The first thing my spouse said when I told him I was going to make more than him:

"Woo hoo!"

Men who are intimidated by a woman's salary usually have other issues that cause the relationship to fail.

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I have personally found that many RN's have a really snobish attitude. That is why I woulndn't want to date them.

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Men who are intimidated by a woman's salary usually have other issues that cause the relationship to fail.

ITA!!

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I've heard that, and actually had it happen to me in a previous relationship. Poor guy....

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.

My husband said, "you just go right ahead and bring it home!" No issues or intimidation for him.

I do have a friend that is a DON and feels her position and salary are intimidating in her dating life though.

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I'm a married GN, and my husband makes more than me now. When we were dating, he made about half what he does now. I was a bartender, and I made significantly more money than he did (I'm taking a slight pay cut to become an RN). It was never a problem (well, except for once, when he thought I was trying to rub his face in it...I wasn't, and since we're married now it obviously wasn't that big of a deal). I'm planning to apply to CRNA programs in a few years, and my husband couldn't be more excited - he desperately wants kids, and if I'm a CRNA he can start working from home to be with them and we'll be OK with the pay cut. But then, he's pretty secure in his masculinity.

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Specializes in 1 day correctional and military nursing.

it sounds like you have a strong relationship:)

I'm a married GN, and my husband makes more than me now. When we were dating, he made about half what he does now. I was a bartender, and I made significantly more money than he did (I'm taking a slight pay cut to become an RN). It was never a problem (well, except for once, when he thought I was trying to rub his face in it...I wasn't, and since we're married now it obviously wasn't that big of a deal). I'm planning to apply to CRNA programs in a few years, and my husband couldn't be more excited - he desperately wants kids, and if I'm a CRNA he can start working from home to be with them and we'll be OK with the pay cut. But then, he's pretty secure in his masculinity.
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You're not talking specifically about RN's, right? You pretty much mean any guy who makes less than the girl. I guess some guys do, but most probably don't.

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You're not talking specifically about RN's, right? You pretty much mean any guy who makes less than the girl. I guess some guys do, but most probably don't.

I was talking about RN's but I guess it also applies to any women that make more than a man.:p

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