<p>Uggghh…the DFW airport drive yielded data. The “seemingly non-random boy” has morphed into the "un-fianc</p>
<p>Congrats on the un-fiance</p>
<p>lol. I’m happy about it. Seems to be a good young man. Has aspirations of his own. I am hoping they find some way of dealing with the logistics. Time travel would be nice. Or some at least Star Trek teleportation.</p>
<p>New men can be found. Those papers on the other hand sound impressive.</p>
<p>Tell Ellie Mae that living in the same town is vastly over-rated. </p>
<p>Nice, eligible young men, OTOH, can be hard to come by.</p>
<p>(God knows D1 went through years of ‘bad boys’ and bad relationships. Her current one is a keeper–even if he is from Texas. 
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<p>Let me fix that sentence for you wowmom.</p>
<p>Her current one is a keeper-- ** because ** he is from Texas. :D</p>
<p>WayOutWestMom: you give me hope that DDs who go through several bad boyfriends can end up with a keeper. I’m still waitin’ on that from my DD. She’s got one of the BBFs right now. Not dangerous or anything. Just lazy. And she is way too busy (1st year resident) to find anyone better at the moment.</p>
<p>D says it takes a special guy to date a med student/resident. She has only dated two men since beginning med school. The first one was great, but after 2+ years, they chose not to couples match - he wanted an adventure and she knew close to home was best for her. They broke up shortly after that decision. Six months later, she started dating the guy who was happy to learn she was now single. When she matched in the same city he was doing his fellowship, the dating became more serious. I’m glad they have each other. The time and energy spent as a resident is unbelievable, and that common experience makes for good understanding. To quote WayOutWestMom, this one is a keeper. Bookiemom - lazy would be difficult to deal with when you are working up to 80+ hours each week.</p>
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If a med school student or a resident dates somebody who is not anywhere near medicine, is it likely that he or she may not have this understanding (for the huge time and energy commitment in the training period)?</p>
<p>On another front, DS was invited to a large group dinner party recently, where most students there were UG students. He thought he might have become “too old” for this because many activities there seem to be not very interesting to him anymore (even though he believes he might be interested in the similar activities when he was an UG.) He said the training in the MS3 year in particular (rather than his preclinical years or “working” glide year) makes him feel older. Does this make any sense or is it just a reflection of temporarily sleep starvation?</p>
<p>curm, I think my princess is in a relationsbip with a “non random” boy as well. He is also at her med school but he is a year behind. If??? Things progress, that would mean her doing a research year so they could do a couples match. Sigh, another year. But I am supportive if she is happy. Oh, but her UG wants their diploma back…she is dating an Eph…bigger sigh</p>
<p>“makes him feel older”</p>
<p>People outgrow things and sometimes even wonder why they ever spent so much time doing something that might look juvenile to them a little later. If this group was one he enjoyed as an undergrad, may be he needs to be more of a mentor than a participant.</p>
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<p>I think this is somewhat true. D1’s BF is a firefighter/paramedic. He works some mighty long and strange shifts. D1 says she never complains about his weird schedule and he never complains about hers. She says the other more successful couples she knows seem to have partners who are police officers/state troopers or members of the military because they also understand the time commitments, dedication to service and being called to come into work at a moment’s notice.</p>
<p>(Of course the med student who’s married to the big time lawyer and drives this sexy red Ferrari to the hospital/med school everyday seems to be working out pretty well too….)</p>
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Great! The top two LACs unite. If everything proceeds well, you will have super smart grandchildren :)</p>
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D and her friends would agree with WayOutWestMom. One of D’s good friends (also a resident) is in a relationship with an auditor at a big firm working long hours. It’s working for them. It seems that firefighters, paremedics, etc. would be pretty understanding. D and boyfriend are not always at the same hospital, but have crossed paths in the hospital at 4:30 A.M. :eek: LOL at WOWMom’s story about the med student driving the red Ferrari. 
D is driving a 10+ year old vehicle.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what Dr Mrs. Mark Z of FB fame drives? :p</p>
<p>RE: the Ferrari. He’s paying her med school tuition too.</p>
<p>Sweet deal if you can get it…… </p>
<p>I wonder if there was a pre-nup?</p>
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I think she is very practical, all things considered. I read somewhere that she drives an Acura, but don’t remember what model.</p>
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<p>"If a med school student or a resident dates somebody who is not anywhere near medicine, is it likely that he or she may not have this understanding (for the huge time and energy commitment in the training period)? "
-Depends on a person. If in fact, the person is not willing to understand, maybe it is a good idea to re-think this relationship. If they do not make efort to understand now, THEY NEVER WILL. Everything requires certain effort, understanding other person (more so the one who is very close to you) requires commitment and effort.</p>
<p>Just got off the phone with DS, who will fly back home early next week rather than before Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>It appears his new gf is not ready to let her parents know about their relationship yet. The funny thing is that their parents will drive her back to campus during the weekend. When they arrive, his gf wants DS to be temporarily away from the dorm so that they will have no chance to bump into each other.</p>
<p>Sigh…why does it have to be that complicated? Isn’t it a perfect chance for her parents to “evaluate” DS in person to see if DS “passes” their criteria? Should DS be more proactive and try to meet them and introduce himself? Will the gf be “upset” if DS does this? They even live on the same floor in the dorm! I sincerely hope that maybe some of her girl friends will accidentally disclose this to her parents (as I think her friends know), because there is really nothing that needs to be kept as a secret.</p>
<p>Look like DS still has a lot of work to do. Heard that her parents tend to like her to date somebody from a family their parents have known. But will a girl who grows up in US would agree at this? We do not have a D so we di not know.</p>