how come so few female doctors marry male nurses?

[Redisca]

Originally Posted by Whyte Byrd

Have you ever worked a 12, or even an 8 hour shift, with a doctor? The better question might be, how come so few nurses want to marry doctors.

I know, right? Hospitals are beyond hectic. Why would anyone want to marry someone that they work with over there? I would imagine that what most people want at the end of that shift -- and nurses especially -- is not to see any of those faces for a few hours.

[Capt. Dan]

Originally Posted by betamanlet

Are you sure yo u're a lawyer? EVERY paralegal I have ever met has a college degree. Maybe some legal assistants can work while they are still working on their college degree, but no degreeless person gets a job at a law firm unless they work in the mail room or the lunch room.

Dude. You dont want to argue with Redisca! I'm telling you. She's going to eat your lunch! Trust me on this one! If I was you I would !

[gwynedd1]

Originally Posted by Redisca

He's not Bill Gates as far as success goes, but he is absolutely brilliant. I've always had a soft spot for mathematicians.

Hi Redisca,

That does not surprise me. I think women like successful men, and I don't blame them for it. Good for you.

I sort of liked this girl in college who was going to be an engineer and was very good at math. As long as they are not a member of a Pythagorean cult I figure its a good thing.

[onegreatnurse]

Originally Posted by Redisca

How come there are so few male nurses?

Anyway, as to lawyers -- I don't know any male lawyers married to paralegals. Most are married to other lawyers, doctors, or other professionals. Furthermore, as someone who defends doctors and nurses on a regular basis, I have never met a doctor who is married to a nurse; or a nurse who is married to a doctor. At this point, I conclude that this commonly held "wisdom" that one way for a girl to marry a doctor or a lawyer is to become a nurse or a paralegal, respectively, is simply a myth.

Absolutely, totally agree. In 15 years of nursing, I only know personally one nurse who married a doctor. And all the male lawyers I ever knew married other female lawyers. It is definitely a myth. Why wouldn't the opposite occur? Sheer numbers. How many male nurses and paralegals do you know?