dating in med school?

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Mrla,

In addition to the wacky detour your thread has taken, let me chime in with a slightly more serious response:

I'm just finishing my first year of med school now, and I have had NO trouble dating while in school.
The spring before I started med school, my boyfriend and I broke up. I spent the summer as a single gal because you know, that's fun sometimes. But by the time school started, I was ready to date around a bit. Again, this was no problem. In fact, at one point I was dating two people--this I DO NOT recommend: 2 boys x 2-3 dates/week + med school = NO SLEEP + MANY HANGOVERS. Even then I didn't even come close to failing a class or anything, but I did get VERY sick--just ran myself down!
Anyway, eventually I got serious with one of the guys, and now we've been together for over 6 months. So don't worry about dating. However, let me leave you with 2 pieces of advice:

1) Unless you meet someone in class whom you're convinced is your heaven-sent soul-mate, DO NOT date anyone from your class. It can get VERY wierd if things go bad, everyone will know your business, and you will have totally roped yourself into NO LIFE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL--a very bad thing for your sanity IMHO. Try to meet people who have NOTHING to do with school--it'll make life tons more fun!

2) When you DO meet people outside of school, DO NOT announce you're in med school right away--people assume you're bragging or you're freak-of-nature smart or you won't have time for them. I never hid the fact that I'm in med school, but i never volunteered it either. Come to think of it, most guys had to kind of drag it out of me.

Anyway good luck and don't worry--you'll have plenty of time for fun during your preclinical years!

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Originally posted by Dr.Tong
first, it's "sac"

second, yes, but only when it's warm.
thanks :)

so its never attributed to age? (why do I feel like Immy right now?)
 
First of all to Seaworthc, no, our balls don't sag like the knee-level breasts of older women. Some women, even young ones, without their push-up bras, well, just aren't as appealing..second, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT A RELATIONSHIP IN MED SCHOOL!!! That's just crazy talk...don't you think it'd be more fun, esp during stressful studying, to spread the love and get some variety in your life. Have a gf/bf just doesn't fit into the fun equation...
 
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Originally posted by surfdevl02
WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT A RELATIONSHIP IN MED SCHOOL!!! That's just crazy talk...don't you think it'd be more fun, esp during stressful studying, to spread the love and get some variety in your life. Have a gf/bf just doesn't fit into the fun equation...
well, because I think some see the chase of booty as another stresser they don't want to add to their daily life.

some guys are just not natural players like you and I are. :D
 
Originally posted by surfdevl02
First of all to Seaworthc, no, our balls don't sag like the knee-level breasts of older women.

my little sister (a nurse) saw a guy whose balls were so saggy she didn't know they were there until she rolled over and found him laying on them, under his back. :eek:
 
Originally posted by seaworthc
well, because I think some see the chase of booty as another stresser they don't want to add to their daily life.

some guys are just not natural players like you and I are. :D


Play on playa'...play on.....

Actually isn't the chase the best part of any relationship?!?! I've found myself uninterested sometimes after i've realized that i've reeled in the chick...chasin' booty has never been a stressor in my life, but maybe i'm not speaking for all us guys...;)
 
Originally posted by surfdevl02
Play on playa'...play on.....

Actually isn't the chase the best part of any relationship?!?! I've found myself uninterested sometimes after i've realized that i've reeled in the chick...chasin' booty has never been a stressor in my life, but maybe i'm not speaking for all us guys...;)

I love booty. Big...small...light skinned...dark skinned...tight...loose...medium sized...round...not round...whatever. Although surfdevl, I must admit, I don't waste my time chasin it much. It comes to me! ;)

As for working game in med school...Nothing beats being able to tap the @$$ of some gunner-ette in your class that scores higher on every test than you do, for the sole purpose of proving your dominance in other, more important categories...
 
Originally posted by The Chronic MD
Alright, alright...since it appears that you have been scarred for life by the Chronic's comment, I will retract my vomit statement because I know you are decent looking, and I am dying to check out your next Brazilian wax. God, this is porno-iferous. Anyway, here is your final chance to impress the Chronic, so that you may get lucky...

You. Me. Spago. Thursday. 8 pm. Look good (so the Chronic looks good). Oh yeah...you're paying. And you are picking me up. And you are purchasing my Zegna suit for the evening. And you are not allowed to wear French Cutters...He he he...OMFG, Someone shoot me.


haha much better. see ya on thursday.
 
Originally posted by racergirl
Mrla,

In addition to the wacky detour your thread has taken, let me chime in with a slightly more serious response:

I'm just finishing my first year of med school now, and I have had NO trouble dating while in school.
The spring before I started med school, my boyfriend and I broke up. I spent the summer as a single gal because you know, that's fun sometimes. But by the time school started, I was ready to date around a bit. Again, this was no problem. In fact, at one point I was dating two people--this I DO NOT recommend: 2 boys x 2-3 dates/week + med school = NO SLEEP + MANY HANGOVERS. Even then I didn't even come close to failing a class or anything, but I did get VERY sick--just ran myself down!
Anyway, eventually I got serious with one of the guys, and now we've been together for over 6 months. So don't worry about dating. However, let me leave you with 2 pieces of advice:

1) Unless you meet someone in class whom you're convinced is your heaven-sent soul-mate, DO NOT date anyone from your class. It can get VERY wierd if things go bad, everyone will know your business, and you will have totally roped yourself into NO LIFE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL--a very bad thing for your sanity IMHO. Try to meet people who have NOTHING to do with school--it'll make life tons more fun!

2) When you DO meet people outside of school, DO NOT announce you're in med school right away--people assume you're bragging or you're freak-of-nature smart or you won't have time for them. I never hid the fact that I'm in med school, but i never volunteered it either. Come to think of it, most guys had to kind of drag it out of me.

Anyway good luck and don't worry--you'll have plenty of time for fun during your preclinical years!

Racergirl, you are my idol. Everytime i talk about having fun in school next year, people are like "youre not gonna have time blah blah." But I will make time dammit! And now i see that it can be done!
 
Haha, surfdevl02...no doubt about that...

...and the chronic wishes he could have a girl like bounty! ;) Just make sure you give her your jacket if she needs one!

BTW, just to add to the info, I've heard some stories about gross anatomy orgies that happen sometimes late at night.
 
Originally posted by DukeBluDevl02
Haha, surfdevl02...no doubt about that...

...and the chronic wishes he could have a girl like bounty! ;) Just make sure you give her your jacket if she needs one!

BTW, just to add to the info, I've heard some stories about gross anatomy orgies that happen sometimes late at night.

Excuse me while I go vomit...again. Ha ha ha ha...Bounty, just kidding...I know you want me.

:The Chronic smiling at the direction(s) this thread has gone:
 
my balls don't sag

:D

I will be going after the nursing students i think.
 
Thanks for the positive words racergirl - that gives me hope! But where do you go to school? I'm sure some schools have more dating than others. The friend who told me that went to Yale.
 
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Originally posted by racergirl
Mrla,

In addition to the wacky detour your thread has taken, let me chime in with a slightly more serious response:

I'm just finishing my first year of med school now, and I have had NO trouble dating while in school.
The spring before I started med school, my boyfriend and I broke up. I spent the summer as a single gal because you know, that's fun sometimes. But by the time school started, I was ready to date around a bit. Again, this was no problem. In fact, at one point I was dating two people--this I DO NOT recommend: 2 boys x 2-3 dates/week + med school = NO SLEEP + MANY HANGOVERS. Even then I didn't even come close to failing a class or anything, but I did get VERY sick--just ran myself down!
Anyway, eventually I got serious with one of the guys, and now we've been together for over 6 months. So don't worry about dating. However, let me leave you with 2 pieces of advice:

1) Unless you meet someone in class whom you're convinced is your heaven-sent soul-mate, DO NOT date anyone from your class. It can get VERY wierd if things go bad, everyone will know your business, and you will have totally roped yourself into NO LIFE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL--a very bad thing for your sanity IMHO. Try to meet people who have NOTHING to do with school--it'll make life tons more fun!

2) When you DO meet people outside of school, DO NOT announce you're in med school right away--people assume you're bragging or you're freak-of-nature smart or you won't have time for them. I never hid the fact that I'm in med school, but i never volunteered it either. Come to think of it, most guys had to kind of drag it out of me.

Anyway good luck and don't worry--you'll have plenty of time for fun during your preclinical years!


how long had you dated this bf that u broke up w/before med school? Were you two serious? also- are you glad you made the decision you did?
 
Originally posted by ttac
Here's a semi-mathematical explanation which I just thought of, and may be wrong :) :

Basically, let's say that there are 30 people (numbered from 1 to 30). The probability of person 1 having the same birthday as any of the 29 other people is 29/365, or almost 8%.

But you have to consider the probability of person #2 having the same birthday as any of the other 29. You already considered #1 and #2 having the same birthday, so instead of having an additional 8% (29/365) to add to the original 8% (29/365), you have to add 28/365 (or 7.6%).

etc etc etc

Street, I got a simpler way to figure this one out. Only take a coupla minutes, I promise. :)

A guy walks in a room. Probability that his birthday falls on one of the 365 days in a year is 365/365, or 1 (of course).

The Chronic MD walks into the same room. He's disappointed that it's a guy in the room, but nevertheless asks him his birthday. Probability that his birthday is NOT the same as Guy#1 is 364/365 (364 remaining days in the year).

Bounty then walks into the room. Chronic is happier. Probability of Bounty's birthday being different from Chronic and Guy#1 is 363/365.

Younger male walks into room. Bounty immediately ditches Chronic for him instead. Probability that younger male's birthday is different from all other people in the room is 362/365.

Let's throw in a Hot Chick for the guys here. Probability that Hot Chick's birthday is different from all others is 361/365.

So anyway you get the idea. Multiplying all these probabilities together gives the probability that no two people have the same birthday for that number of people. If you multiply all if them together, round about 22 people or something like that gives you a probability of 50% that two people will share the same birthday. I guess if you go on to 40 people you'll get to 80% chance of the same birthday, or 20% of not having the same birthday. Of course, when you get to 366 people, you are down to 0% not the same, or 100% chance of two people having the same birthday.

Don't ask me why I know this. Lest you think I'm a math genius or something, I pass/failed M3 because I was sucking at it, and swore never to take a math class again. I've never taken a stat course in my life, and dropped my chemistry major cuz I didn't want to do calculus in P Chem 2 :D I just remember random, useless things. And it's late. And I hate packing.

*Disclaimer: People used in this example are entirely fictitious. Any similarities to real life are completely accidental and unintentional.*

And sorry for hijacking. Back to the original question...
 
okay, thats all fine and dandy lou, but what if theres twins, huh, what then smart grrl?!?!


on topic ----> you made the right call, there'll be plenty of time for dating during med school and beyond, not just between students either.
funny related side note ---->A girl I volunteered with was actually dating a resident she met during volunteering. Now this may be wrong, but a couple chicks i know were really good at picking up on the firemen and paremedics that brought people into the ER.
 
if they're twins that's fine, they have the same birthday. Only calculating probability here. If two people are in the same room they got a like 0.3% chance of having the same birthday. Twins and anyone else who has the same birthday falls into that 0.3%.

Smart GIRL, dammit! :)

btw moskeeto, i really like your icon. it totally cracks me up.
 
Originally posted by Louweezel
if they're twins that's fine, they have the same birthday. Only calculating probability here. If two people are in the same room they got a like 0.3% chance of having the same birthday. Twins and anyone else who has the same birthday falls into that 0.3%.

Smart GIRL, dammit! :)

btw moskeeto, i really like your icon. it totally cracks me up.
Damn it, i totally know you're a girl, i don't know whats wrong with me. wait, actually I don't know what the problem is, it clearly says smart 'girl' in my original post.;)

slick, i hoped you guys scrubbed thuroughly before holding hands, i hear there's some nastiness about in those hospitals. i thought it was really wierd to see a fellow undergrad nothing such as myself to be dating and running off during the weekends with a high and mighty 3rd year resident. but they did have some stealthness to their relationship.

p.s. thanks for the icon love, he appreciates all the positive attention he gets even tho i get jealous
 
Originally posted by seaworthc
Do guys sacks sag like women's breasts? :confused:

Well, I'm not an expert on matters of the sac, but testicular sagage is directly correlated to temperature. When it's hot, they drop to try to cool off. Jump in a cold body of water, and them puppies wanna crawl back inside your body [same for post-sex, btw]. Of course, gravity takes its toll on anything, and I imagine there is some age-induced drooping. But I think that happens later in life, say in your 60s and 70s. That's probably a little older than you're dating. ;)
 
Originally posted by ramonmcguire
But I think that happens later in life, say in your 60s and 70s. That's probably a little older than you're dating. ;)
Good guess. ;) I stay away from anyone 40 and up.
 
Originally posted by surfdevl02
Play on playa'...play on.....

Actually isn't the chase the best part of any relationship?!?! I've found myself uninterested sometimes after i've realized that i've reeled in the chick...chasin' booty has never been a stressor in my life, but maybe i'm not speaking for all us guys...;)
you know, when I'm bored, I'll have to agree with you. the chase is the best part, and then it is downhill after that. hmm, I just realized my currently 'emotionally unavailable because I'm on my way to med school' line has gotten me more attention than anything else.

however, when I'm tired, stressed, etc., I just don't have the energy and usually could care less if I am single. but sometimes you just have a rough day, and need some lovin but can't summon the energy to go after it. and on those kind of days, you generally want a little tlc on top of that action which you don't find just playing the game.
 
Originally posted by Louweezel
Street, I got a simpler way to figure this one out. Only take a coupla minutes, I promise. :)

A guy walks in a room. Probability that his birthday falls on one of the 365 days in a year is 365/365, or 1 (of course).

The Chronic MD walks into the same room. He's disappointed that it's a guy in the room, but nevertheless asks him his birthday. Probability that his birthday is NOT the same as Guy#1 is 364/365 (364 remaining days in the year).

Bounty then walks into the room. Chronic is happier. Probability of Bounty's birthday being different from Chronic and Guy#1 is 363/365.

Younger male walks into room. Bounty immediately ditches Chronic for him instead. Probability that younger male's birthday is different from all other people in the room is 362/365.

Let's throw in a Hot Chick for the guys here. Probability that Hot Chick's birthday is different from all others is 361/365.

So anyway you get the idea. Multiplying all these probabilities together gives the probability that no two people have the same birthday for that number of people. If you multiply all if them together, round about 22 people or something like that gives you a probability of 50% that two people will share the same birthday. I guess if you go on to 40 people you'll get to 80% chance of the same birthday, or 20% of not having the same birthday. Of course, when you get to 366 people, you are down to 0% not the same, or 100% chance of two people having the same birthday.

Don't ask me why I know this. Lest you think I'm a math genius or something, I pass/failed M3 because I was sucking at it, and swore never to take a math class again. I've never taken a stat course in my life, and dropped my chemistry major cuz I didn't want to do calculus in P Chem 2 :D I just remember random, useless things. And it's late. And I hate packing.

*Disclaimer: People used in this example are entirely fictitious. Any similarities to real life are completely accidental and unintentional.*

And sorry for hijacking. Back to the original question...

Sorry I left you all hanging. This is the correct answer. This will calculate the probability that no two people share the same birthday. If you do 1-(above probability) you will get the probability that at least two people share the same birthday.

I think I'm the only nut who likes math........
 
Originally posted by Louweezel
A guy walks in a room. Probability that his birthday falls on one of the 365 days in a year is 365/365, or 1 (of course).

The Chronic MD walks into the same room. He's disappointed that it's a guy in the room, but nevertheless asks him his birthday. Probability that his birthday is NOT the same as Guy#1 is 364/365 (364 remaining days in the year).

Bounty then walks into the room. Chronic is happier. Probability of Bounty's birthday being different from Chronic and Guy#1 is 363/365.

Younger male walks into room. Bounty immediately ditches Chronic for him instead. Probability that younger male's birthday is different from all other people in the room is 362/365.

Let's throw in a Hot Chick for the guys here. Probability that Hot Chick's birthday is different from all others is 361/365.


Yay! Good story! You only messed up one thing - the hot girl and I are one and the same! ;)
J/K J/K!
 
hmmm I was really close to calling that too complicated and not reading it, but ummm... I guess it makes sense. :p
/curses at math
 
Originally posted by Louweezel
The Chronic MD walks into the same room. He's disappointed that it's a guy in the room, but nevertheless asks him his birthday....Bounty then walks into the room. Chronic is happier...Younger male walks into room. Bounty immediately ditches Chronic for him instead....Let's throw in a Hot Chick for the guys here.

Alright, allow me to rectify the situation at hand here...Yes, the Chronic gets pissed when he walks into Sausage Fest 2000. But let's get things straight: Bounty would NEVER ditch the Chronic for a youngin. She knows what The Chron has to offer and would never relinquish such opportunity. However, The Chronic would ditch Bounty for the Hot Chick, unless Bounty is flossin in so'en that The Chron can't resist. But you know the Hot Chick would inevitably want The Chronic's weapon of mass destruction. It is that simple. Since the Chronic lacks morals and is a baller to the nth degree...He would surely leave with both Bounty and the Hottie, leaving the meatheads at SF2000 with their late night Cinemax and cheap beer. On the way back to my crib, I would play 50 Cent's "In Da Club" on the way home...because Bounty and the Hot Chick could have something in common..."Yo Sho'ty, It's Your Birthday!"
 
Originally posted by The Chronic MD
Alright, allow me to rectify the situation at hand here...Yes, the Chronic gets pissed when he walks into Sausage Fest 2000. But let's get things straight: Bounty would NEVER ditch the Chronic for a youngin. She knows what The Chron has to offer and would never relinquish such opportunity. However, The Chronic would ditch Bounty for the Hot Chick, unless Bounty is flossin in so'en that The Chron can't resist. But you know the Hot Chick would inevitably want The Chronic's weapon of mass destruction. It is that simple. Since the Chronic lacks morals and is a baller to the nth degree...He would surely leave with both Bounty and the Hottie, leaving the meatheads at SF2000 with their late night Cinemax and cheap beer. On the way back to my crib, I would play 50 Cent's "In Da Club" on the way home...because Bounty and the Hot Chick could have something in common..."Yo Sho'ty, It's Your Birthday!"

:laugh: :laugh: Oh my god son! Lay off the crack pipe!
 
Originally posted by Bounty
Lay off the crack pipe!

Fine...I guess that means you want it back? ;)

You love me. I know it.
 
Originally posted by Bounty
Yay! Good story! You only messed up one thing - the hot girl and I are one and the same! ;)
J/K J/K!

My bad. The story should have said, "Let's add ANOTHER Hot Chick for the guys here."

Please accept my sincerest apologies for this heinous typo. :D
 
Originally posted by Louweezel
My bad. The story should have said, "Let's add ANOTHER Hot Chick for the guys here."

Please accept my sincerest apologies for this heinous typo. :D

Apology accepted Louweezel!! :D
The degeneration of this thread is fantastic.

And chronic, i guess you're alright. That's all I'm giving you though!
 
Originally posted by Bounty
And chronic, i guess you're alright. That's all I'm giving you though!

Well, after I wine and dine you (mainly wine you)...I will be receiving much much more. ;)

And DW, yes...I am a freak...in bed.
 
wasn't this once the dating thread?
 
um, yeah.

what's your point? :p
 
Originally posted by jmwalker
wasn't this once the dating thread?

It's obviously the dating thread...Can't you see I'm working my game here??? :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by The Chronic MD
It's obviously the dating thread...Can't you see I'm working my game here??? :rolleyes:

Successfully too! :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by Bounty
Successfully too! :rolleyes:

C'mon woman! You didn't give me those "rolleyes" the other night...he he he ;)
 
ugh. sick. my birthday is on sept. 15. i just realized my parents were probably jonesin' on new years eve...
thank god for cheap champagne, or i might not even be here :rolleyes: :laugh:
Originally posted by seaworthc
mine too! whee!

once I asked how I got my name (christine)

my mother started with: well, it was christmas and we were in bed looking through this new wine book we got.......I ran after that. I feel like my name is so cheesy now. :(
 
I'll be entering med school single! (I'm not seeing anyone right now, and since I'm moving to Cleveland, I don't want to deal with the long distance issue anyway.)

I guess I'm towards the young end (22) but still, I think there will be lots of dating in med school, though there will probably be a lot more of that 'Oh no! That hottie is married! Gah!' But then, I've always been one to hang out with older people so I'm used to it!

And if you keep doing things outside of just med school (hobbies? Maybe there's a reason they wanted you to be well-rounded!) you won't just have to date your classmates. Another good idea is to choose a med school that has other schools attached to it, nursing, dentistry, law school..... I'm pretty sure that most med schools even have a 'mixer' dance that pairs the dental students with the pre-nurses (largely male, largely female) and the law students with the med students. (both more gender even).
 
Originally posted by DarkChild
ugh. sick. my birthday is on sept. 15. i just realized my parents were probably jonesin' on new years eve...
thank god for cheap champagne, or i might not even be here :rolleyes: :laugh:

I was born on November 13th - I'm a Valentine's Day baby. ;)

Jade~
 
Originally posted by Jadeite
I'm pretty sure that most med schools even have a 'mixer' dance that pairs the dental students with the pre-nurses (largely male, largely female) and the law students with the med students. (both more gender even).

Ohh yes bring on the law boys!
 
Originally posted by DW
lawyers?!?! i've officially lost what little respect i had for you :p

just teasing

Amen. Bounty - You're cut.
 
Originally posted by DW
lawyers?!?! i've officially lost what little respect i had for you :p

just teasing

Hey i'm not talking about marrying them (or even talking to them for extended periods of time ;)) I'm just sayin that there are some hot boys in law school
 
Originally posted by Bounty
Hey i'm not talking about marrying them (or even talking to them for extended periods of time ;)) I'm just sayin that there are some hot boys in law school

I've seen some hot male nurses too. To each her own! (Besides, it might be handy to have a lawyer-minion for any cases of malpractice.)

Jade~
 
Originally posted by racergirl
Mrla, I DO NOT recommend: 2 boys x 2-3 dates/week + med school = NO SLEEP + MANY HANGOVERS.

Well done!

Anyways, on a dorky practical note: there must be a reason why the Match allows you to do some "couples" craziness... forget all the details, but they actively will help you and your also-just-got-MD bed buddy a residency if not at the same hospital then at least in the same city or region.

But.... won't it be a little wrong to date someone who is as excited as you are about finally figuring out what is up with dem' crazy leukokines? I think I need a girl who will tell me to shaddup when I'm rambling on about some random idea that I'm excited about.... I don't need someone who will encourage my quirkyness. :cool:

Like, right now, I'm dating a law student...it's like her and I have an agreement: she goes off about some property law junk and i get to daydream, then i do the same about biochem and she can fold her laundry or whatever (everything is over the phone when you are dating across and ocean)...

hehe, so that's not quite ideal. but maybe better than having someone who is also able to diagnose your underperformance in bed (bad enough that soon I will have a factual basis to go from... wait, why am i talking about this? i don't anticipate that problem occuring! heh) or whatever
 
Originally posted by IrishOarsman
but maybe better than having someone who is also able to diagnose your underperformance in bed (bad enough that soon I will have a factual basis to go from... wait, why am i talking about this? i don't anticipate that problem occuring! heh) or whatever

You need to hit up the Boat Club or the Linebacker and find yourself a drunk one who wont complain...And since when did ND chicks feel that they are sweet enough to criticize what they are mackin? Or maybe it's cuz The Chron-Diggity never had a problem in that category...
 
Originally posted by DW
lawyers?!?! i've officially lost what little respect i had for you :p

just teasing
yeah, no kidding. lawyers always creep me out. it is their job to find ways around the rules and truth.
 
Originally posted by The Chronic MD
You need to hit up the Boat Club or the Linebacker and find yourself a drunk one who wont complain...And since when did ND chicks feel that they are sweet enough to criticize what they are mackin? Or maybe it's cuz The Chron-Diggity never had a problem in that category...

Are you on campus? If not, i don't know what state boat is in this year: they got seriously busted during the winter (something like $50,000 worth of minor in a tavern violations... 80% of the people there were under 21). I've only been hearing things that have percolated to the abroad kids but sounds rough trying to find a drunk 19 year old girl. Add to that the ban on hard alcohol on campus...

PLUS, if we are going by the physio knowledge, you should know that too much drink downs your little man (again, why do i talk about this? i have no problem! ha- gotta love coming off a bit schitzo)

Anyways, maybe if i had a MD GF she could write me a script... seems there is a new Viagra-type drug that works all weekend long :eek:
 
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