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 Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

I'm really surprised at all the sweeping generalizations and stereotyping of doctors. I've met plenty of doctors that are nice, respectful, and are downright decent human beings. Are some doctors jerks? Absolutely. So are some nurses, EMTs, police officers, teachers, etc. If all you have is negative interactions with doctors, then maybe you ought to examine your own behavior.

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Personally speaking, I did not make a sweeping genralization, if I had done so I would have said all. What I said was, most of the Doctors that I have come across seem to be incredibly full of themselves and lack humility of any kind. Their bedside manner has left much to be desired and whats more the way they treat some of the nurses, and patients leave me cold. I have seen first hand Doctors deminishing nurses morale just to get a kick. I have witnessed the non chalance attitude of a Dr telling my Dad that he would have to amputate his leg as calmly as it he were to be speaking of the weather. I have no respect for such people at all.

Now, there are some wonderful Drs out there, but I would have to say that these are the caring ones, they are ones that put their patients first always and would make lousy husband material. If I were to ever get married I would want a equal partneship, why else would I get married, but to share my life with the man I love? I give my all and he would need to match me every single step of the way. And as to my behavior...I respect myself, therefore I respect others. I would not have it any other way.

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Specializes in psychiatric, UR analyst, fraud, DME,MedB.
I'm really surprised at all the sweeping generalizations and stereotyping of doctors. I've met plenty of doctors that are nice, respectful, and are downright decent human beings. Are some doctors jerks? Absolutely. So are some nurses, EMTs, police officers, teachers, etc. If all you have is negative interactions with doctors, then maybe you ought to examine your own behavior.

That maybe so , but do not forget that everyone have their own personal experience w/ doctors, therefore different filters and perceptions . To negate the experience of others is not the mission here. Everybody is different, living in a different environment influenced by different people, okay? so I do not think stereotyping the doctors is the thing here...we are simply saying that some doctors are bad and others have experienced really bad ones, and the other side , there are good doctors. I think we are simply sharing our experiences with the good , and the bad -----both do exist, that is all !

I rest my case in this thread.:cool:

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Some of the female docs I work with I would absolutely cruise down the isle with. Then there are some I wouldn't give the time of day. I work as a CNA and some treat me with utmost respect and reciprocate the deliverance of high fives and fist bumps... Those are the good ones.

Besides. I have always heard, "if you want a good woman, find a nurse". -must be the caring and compassion they have. Hmmmmmm. =)

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Specializes in psychiatric, UR analyst, fraud, DME,MedB.
Some of the female docs I work with I would absolutely cruise down the isle with. Then there are some I wouldn't give the time of day. I work as a CNA and some treat me with utmost respect and reciprocate the deliverance of high fives and fist bumps... Those are the good ones.

Besides. I have always heard, "if you want a good woman, find a nurse". -must be the caring and compassion they have. Hmmmmmm. =)

Hmmmmm , I wish I can agree w/ you on that...but not all nurses are a good woman or a good woman makes a good nurse. This is simplifying it too much ! ;)

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Wow, you only became a nurse to meet doctors. Kinda sad don't you think? If you have to ask this question on here then maybe you don't need to think about dating a doctor but maybe focus on something more important, like saving lives!!!

totally agreed!

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Docs are women too!

in either case both genders can be good or quite . .. . .yeah bad, rude etc

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Specializes in LTC.
Docs are women too!

In context she was speaking about marrying men. I know Docs are women too *wink* No offense intended.

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Hmmmmm , I wish I can agree w/ you on that...but not all nurses are a good woman or a good woman makes a good nurse. This is simplifying it too much ! ;)

not all nurses are females like how not all docs are male though. sounds like an outdated saying

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Specializes in Tele, OB, public health.

*Gag*

sounds like you have been reading too many crappy romance novels from the 1940's

are you for real?

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Specializes in Emergency Room, Specialty Infusions.

Hahaha....I find this very funny.

When I was a nursing student my instructors told me, "Never date a doctor and stay at least 10 feet away from them.":nono:

This was in 1976.

And yes, 33 years later........I STILL stay 10 feet away from them.

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It is one thing for something to "just happen". It is another thing to get into nursing for the sole purpose of meeting a doctor to marry, just as it is to become a school teacher just to have summers off. If your heart isn't in it, then you have nothing to offer patients other than neglient care because your focus is on something completely irrelevant to your reason for being there.

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