<p>I'm worried about marrying a doctor though, because (I realize this will come off as sexist or w/e) if both of us are busy, I don't want any kids we have to suffer or stuff like that cuz of 2 really busy parents. Won't being in med school kinda shut off opportunities to meet other types of people (excepting people I meet in bars ~_~) ?</p>
<p>That's why law schools have libraries... heh.</p>
<p>wow, thanks Pearl! i think i do most of that... maybe 3 things i should work on.</p>
<p>Dr. Psedrish, if it's not too much to ask, how do you overcome the pitfalls we hear/read about among double-doctor couples? Do you have anything to add to Pearl's list? :D</p>
<p>I'm also worried about marrying a doctor because if I have a child(ren), I don't want him/her/them to have an absentee dad. Bad enough that they might be having an absentee mom... and even without children, I can imagine it's easy to float apart...</p>
<p>My dad says females should marry older males, because he says males mature more slowly... o_0</p>
<p>That's true, but obviously (since maturity is relative to what they'll eventually be), boys catch up after a certain point -- I believe around age 17. It seems odd because many men in our society behave in what would be called an "immature" manner if they were women.</p>
<p>yeah but age should really not be a factor if other things are practical and compatible. a few months, even a yr or two, is no big deal if ur on the same wavelength otherwise. at least, it shouldnt be. </p>
<p>and if u miss out on someone great b/c of age, then ull regret it forever.
i learned that the hard way</p>
<p>You have to choose your specialty carefully. We are rheumatologists in private practice (partners). Rheum allows us a pretty easy schedule. We did train together and had babies during our training (as she took breaks for the kids I caught up to her) and that was hectic, but all in all it was pretty easy.</p>
<p>in medicine, do males ever take breaks for the kids while the wife advances her career?
(i admit it--as a female, i'm jealous and scared. lol)</p>