Would you marry a doctor?

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I thought being a nurse would be an excellent way to meet doctors to marry...but after a few weeks as a young nurse...I change my mind.

They work too much, they're arrogant, and they think they're God's gift to man kind.

Yea, the young ones are nice...but the older ones...forget it.

With the experiences you had working with doctors, would you marry one?

Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).

So, I found myself in the awkward position of having to ask my current future fiancee, a neurosurgeon, whether the new neorology resident is married. It's not that I'm fickle, but she's allergic to cats and doesn't seem too enthusiastic about my offer to load her up with Benadryl. (Women these days!) But I do think she probably admires my scruples about not marrying off-service.

I was briefly infatuated with another neurology resident, until I found out she was actually a psychiatry resident just doing a neuro rotation, and my fear of commitment kicked in.

No, no, don't stop me! I got a million of 'em.

(Somebody please stop me.)

Okay. I'm done now. Hopefully.

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You are really confusing me now parfum...so do you mean to say that during your grannie times divorces were illigal or you just simple bashing people who werent able to keep their vows until death them part...

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Specializes in thinking about being a PA instead, now.

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Specializes in thinking about being a PA instead, now.
I think parfum is a young immature girl who still has some growing up to do. Perfect world is not always perfect and life sometimes does turn out as we planned.

Now parfum I dont know if you remember but the bible states "dont pass judgement (in other words- dont try to play Jesus or his father or you will be judged" I also go by motto "Live and let live".

hi, sorry, but i don't know why simple replies are being taken badly. even nicely posted ones. :heartbeat:loveya:

i've been completely misread, and others mistook a single simple one-line quote from a very old dead beloved gran as something to do battle with, and insist that the way she had to live her whole lifetime as a catholic a hundred years ago is wrong. a real lifetime lived by a real live person is a legitimate experience, and is not something that can be erased by modern day scoffing.

and please stop quoting the bible. that has nothing to do with anything that was being discussed. it might just upset others, and mislead them to think that it's what is being discussed. i don't want to further defend something that didn't need defending in the first place, rather just a clarification that was not being read entirely in the right light. :redbeathe:heartbeat:redbeathe:heartbeat

i don't think anything i've posted warrants personal insults, either. as i have not posted anything even remotely directly personal in any manner. :loveya:

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Specializes in thinking about being a PA instead, now.
You are really confusing me now parfum...so do you mean to say that during your grannie times divorces were illigal or you just simple bashing people who werent able to keep their vows until death them part...

NOWHERE did i bash anyone.

I am the one being bashed.

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Specializes in thinking about being a PA instead, now.
Really parfum I dont understand your JOKES,please clarify...

hi, it's not me making jokes. it's everyone else LOLing.

you said you wanted to ask her what planet she came from.

and my response was that she was dead.

that is all.

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Well as you can see I'm a medical student who loves reading this forum, I wish I could find a forum for medical students like this.Anyways back on topic so this is not closed.

Right now I'm past almost at 100,000$ in debt and I'm better then my classmates since I'm Canadian and went to a Canadian university so it was pretty cheap. By the time I'm done I should be at 200,000$ maybe 50,000 more thanks to living cost. (Noodles can only last for so many days, and I need a heat!). What I'm trying to get at is any Nurses who are debt free....call me (and bring food!)

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Specializes in Oncology.

OK after 12 pages of responses, im really anxious to here what th OP has to say.

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Im exhausted and should be sleeping but wanted to get through reading this thread. Im new to allnurses.com as well as new to nursing as a career. What stood out to me even more than the original controversial post itself, were the catty lashings, one after another after another against this girl. I realize her post is controversial but I cant imagine that she didnt know that when she posted it. Why not just give the girl her answers? I just think calling her pathetic and berating the poor girl is a waste of everyone's time and energy, its her life, let her do what she wants. Why such meanness? To each his own, I say. I try not to judge people bc we each come from different places in life, different upbringings and have all had different experiences. This may be just a case of being 'young and naive' OR it may truly be a goal for materialistic purposes. Either way, can we really judge? I personally can only imagine marrying for love but not everyone views marriage the same. Nurses/Doctors aside, I know many 'regular joe's' who are married and stay married for financial reasons, for their children, for convienience, etc..Infact I would bet that MOST people who are still together after a long period of time, if they were being honest, have remained together for other reasons other than love. Not everyone believes that love is all that matters. Im just saying, cut this girl a break, just answer her question and dont lower yourselves by showing us all how quick you can be to attack. It just makes nurses look so catty instead of the compassionate, warm, big hearted people you are!

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Specializes in l.p.n.

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

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Specializes in Family Practice, ICU.

As a man, I think things are a little different for me, haha. So let's turn this to my situation, would I marry a female doctor?

It depends on a few things. First of all, her personality. Is she full of herself, or modest? Is she willing to have kids? Would she be able to spend time with me and the eventual kids?

I would say that if she's fun, we're compatible, she's not egotistical and she's willing to make sacrifices for a good family life (as I would also have to be), I would have no problem marrying a doctor.

That said, I wouldn't be content to let her be a sugar mama and just float me by. I'd still pursue my own career.

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Specializes in OB/Gyn, L&D, NICU.

I would marry a doctor. I was already married to a pilot - they are also arrogant, self-centered, and consider themselves God's gift. It would work out perfectly for me as I plan to have a busy career as well and need someone who is independent and doesn't want me there with him all the time. I have learned how to stroke the man's ego without giving up my dignity. You get more flies with honey, after all :specs:

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