So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

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This post is meant as a bit of light relief and certainly not meant to be taken too seriouly. Last night one of the nurses in my department said they had read an article saying that despite the growth of the internet the most likely place that people meet partners is at work so we had a quick pole to see if this was the case. The results are as follows:

1) Police Officers - the run away winners with 8 nurses in our department in a relationshipwith a police officer, must be the uniforms!!.

2) Other nurses - came in at number 2 with an equal mix of people having met at nursing school or once qualified.

3) Paramedics - all had met through work

4) Radiographer - again another meet through work

5) Doctor - only came in at way down the list, clearly we have not been reading enough Mills and Boons!!! It's funny when I started training in the olden days the first thing my 90year old Grandma said was "how lovely you'll be able to meet a handsome Doctor" never had the heart to tell her the reality!!:)

It's fair to say we also had nurses who met their partners away from work and are in relationships with a teacher, farmer, car salesman and vet!!!!

As I said it's just for fun but now it's over to you - who do nurses marry or have as civil partners?????:redbeathe

Specializes in Gerontology, nursing education.

I met my first husband at work. He was a doctor. Most of the men I dated in my twenties were either doctors or nurses. I worked evenings at a teaching hospital and didn't seem to meet people outside of the health care professions much.

My second husband is a minister and we have seen a lot of minister-nurse relationships. It's fairly common among parish nurses, although many become interested in parish nursing after they've married a pastor. I got into it before I met my husband but it was one of the things that got him interested in me. BTW, he never dated a nurse before me but he says that when he was in his twenties and doing a unit of clinical pastoral education one of the other ministers was trying to set him up with one of the nurses at the hospital he did his CPE. Apparently this minister had successfully matched a young pastor with a young nurse and they ended up getting married.

But anyway, my husband and I met online, too. He wasn't sure, from my profile, that we would be compatible enough for a dating relationship and wanted to be friends at first. It was fine with me because I was a clinical instructor at the time, going to school and raising teenagers on my own, so I didn't have the time for dating. My membership on the dating site was almost up and I wasn't going to renew it because I was too busy to date. We ended up finding we had much more in common than we initially thought and I made time for a relationship. We got married about eight months after we met and will be celebrating our three-year anniversary in May.

My husband is a social worker. I met him at a bus stop when I was 18 and in my first year of college. Thought he was very handsome and flashed him a smile! :D

I called my Mama after and she said there was no way that I should go out on a date with a man I randomly met at the bus stop. This was the only time I've gone directly against what Mom has said, and it was the best choice of my life!

Oh my God this story is so romantic-at the bus stop...like in the movies how sweet.I met my my current boyfriend one year ago at the hospital where I was doing my last clinical rotation...I didnt expect that since I was soo tired,exhausted,ready to go home that day,not to mentioned it was winter and dark outside (I had an evening clinical) I got lost at this big hospital and one of the security guys offered to call a bus shuttle for me so I said ok.My boyfriend was driving this shuttle that night and he usually dont use this bus shuttle (it was just this time) because he works for valley parking company at this hospital.He saw me and I could read on his face that he liked me.When we were driving to the parking spot where I left my car he was trying to make a conversation and then he asked me if I was married and then asked me for my phone number.I told him to call me on a particular day (I had nursing exams coming up) and I thought he will forget! Ha ha he didnt and indeed called me.It is a funny story,but I also had some med students,docs and a physical therapist flirting with me so I guess nurses marry all kinds

my DH is a microprocessor designer, a hardware computer guy. we met in college (the first time i was in college) that was 11.5 years ago :redbeathe and this year we'll celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary! :hug::w00t::flwrhrts::anpom:

Specializes in Peri-Op.

I saw my wife in a hallway about 12 years ago, I went and told a couple of my friends that I just saw the woman I am going to marry.... they laughed..... I didnt see her again for 6 months, apparently she was in a phlebotomy training program. I worked in the supply department at the hospital.... When I saw her again in the hall way she was with a few coworkers blocking the hall, so in my gentleman type ways I asked them to get the F out of the way, lol... she said to ask nicely, I said get the F out of the way PLEASE.... she laughed and they moved, they though I was rude, I went on a date with her a week later.. We will hit our 10 year anniversary in June.... funny how things work out, she is a laboratory manager now and I am an RN/OR manager now....

Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

My man is an engineer and I met him through a climbing club he was my best friend and climbing partner, he was at my first wedding to a not do great guy and supported me through divorce years later. Then it sort of clicked that actually we couldn't bear spending time away from each other much to the relief of our other friends who'd been watching our painful attempt at being "just friends" for years.

He's still my best friend don't know what I'd do without him.

In my family, going out as far as siblings and siblings-in-law...

the nurses are married to

a CAD designer

a big business logistics manager.

an animal feed salesman.

Other health related fields:

The cna is married to a dairy farmer.

The physical therapist is married to a pastor.

The police officer is married to human resources manager for a temp employment company.

None met their others at work.

Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

I too met my husband online...in a game lol. Moved six states after two hard and tumultuous years figuring it out. Engaged one month later, married a over a year now.

His degree is in Physics but became a self taught Java platform programming savant. He isn't medical, but he is considering taking the MCAT and possibly going into radiology, since it is apparently a physics heavy profession.

Tait

my boyfriend of over a year, and i met online. he is a network engineer, and i used to be in it as well. first in tech support, then as a fiber analyst. we both understand what the other is talking about in regards to work for the most part. i understand computer language and he is the only non-medical person i know that uses generic names for drugs (his mom is a nurse). he is also not grossed out when i start the gag-inducing talk at the dinner table...he's heard it all his life!

When I was a young nurse, 25 years ago, I decided to put all my energy into starting an outpatient AIDS clinic. I had lots of men in my life but always held them at arm's length as I knew I couldn't do a husband and kids and my clinic. Eight years ago however, I met a guy on line. He was getting out of sales and wanted to be a science teacher. He moved in with me and went to school. The rest is history. We've been married for seven years and I always say he was my reward for waiting. He is loving and thoughtful and up to his armpits with stories of hiw 8th grade science classes. He also teaches the physics of super heroes. Gosh I love geeks!

Specializes in CVICU.

Hah, I'm currently in a relationship with a cop, and I've been in relationships with all the others, except a doctor.

Specializes in CVICU.
I have no wife. Never want one. I am a single, cynical, prick and I enjoy being a single, cynical, prick. To Valentine's Day I say: BAH HUMBUG! :devil:

Just saying... you can be in a relationship with someone who hates Valentine's day, as me and my gf do!

Specializes in Gerontology, nursing education.
my boyfriend of over a year, and i met online. he is a network engineer, and i used to be in it as well. first in tech support, then as a fiber analyst. we both understand what the other is talking about in regards to work for the most part. i understand computer language and he is the only non-medical person i know that uses generic names for drugs (his mom is a nurse). he is also not grossed out when i start the gag-inducing talk at the dinner table...he's heard it all his life!

it looks like a lot of us met our significant others online! cool!

my poor husband gets disgusted by the stories i tell. he also freaked out on a date when we were holding hands and i told him he had great veins. actually, that was the night he gave me my engagement ring, lol!!!

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