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Okay, let em rip: your best story about getting that girl with the "I'm in med school" line or your best story about some chick saying: "call me when you graduate..."
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I didn't want to think it was true, but at the risk of sounding like a jerk, I have to admit that the first 6 or 8 months of medical school found me on an unprecidented number of dates and hook-ups. Not many funny stories, tho (except maybe my best friend's sister at his wedding...); I usually try to dodge the fact that I'm in school, but it comes out eventually.
"What do you do?"
I'm in school...
"What do you study?
Uh, health sciences...
"Huh?"
Uh, medicine...
"What do you do?"
I'm in school...
"What do you study?
Uh, health sciences...
"Huh?"
Uh, medicine...
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I personally think this works for the guys, not so much for the girls. Guys get waaaaay more *hmmm-hmmm* because of their status as a med student or doctor. I think it's true, but I'll admit I don't really know why. Is it because guys could give a crap about what a woman does? Is it that guys are afraid of intelligent, driven women (unless they themselves possess those qualities)?
I dunno. Am I wrong here?
I dunno. Am I wrong here?
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you go to the U of MN? you like it there?
•••quote:•••Originally posted by cchoukal:
•I didn't want to think it was true, but at the risk of sounding like a jerk, I have to admit that the first 6 or 8 months of medical school found me on an unprecidented number of dates and hook-ups. Not many funny stories, tho (except maybe my best friend's sister at his wedding...); I usually try to dodge the fact that I'm in school, but it comes out eventually.
"What do you do?"
I'm in school...
"What do you study?
Uh, health sciences...
"Huh?"
Uh, medicine...•••••
•••quote:•••Originally posted by cchoukal:
•I didn't want to think it was true, but at the risk of sounding like a jerk, I have to admit that the first 6 or 8 months of medical school found me on an unprecidented number of dates and hook-ups. Not many funny stories, tho (except maybe my best friend's sister at his wedding...); I usually try to dodge the fact that I'm in school, but it comes out eventually.
"What do you do?"
I'm in school...
"What do you study?
Uh, health sciences...
"Huh?"
Uh, medicine...•••••
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they probably fear that you could order a hemoccult or a colonoscopy on them...j/k
i think it's the idea that you are seeking a professional degree which might far surpass their abilities. us guys have to be the big tough smart men. we don't want our house of cards to fall down.
•••quote:•••Originally posted by Fanconi:
•I personally think this works for the guys, not so much for the girls. Guys get waaaaay more *hmmm-hmmm* because of their status as a med student or doctor. I think it's true, but I'll admit I don't really know why. Is it because guys could give a crap about what a woman does? Is it that guys are afraid of intelligent, driven women (unless they themselves possess those qualities)?
I dunno. Am I wrong here?•••••
i think it's the idea that you are seeking a professional degree which might far surpass their abilities. us guys have to be the big tough smart men. we don't want our house of cards to fall down.
•••quote:•••Originally posted by Fanconi:
•I personally think this works for the guys, not so much for the girls. Guys get waaaaay more *hmmm-hmmm* because of their status as a med student or doctor. I think it's true, but I'll admit I don't really know why. Is it because guys could give a crap about what a woman does? Is it that guys are afraid of intelligent, driven women (unless they themselves possess those qualities)?
I dunno. Am I wrong here?•••••
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From what I've heard over and over again (disclaimer: this probably doesn't apply to every case as is true of anything else in life) But what attracts men to women is their physical appeal more than what they do career wise. On the other hand, what attracts women to men is their so called 'power' which comes with the kind of job they hold. OK ok i can already feel the dishes flying out at me but this is a generally accepted theory...it might apply to you, it might not..
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Your topic is really funny, however a real man won't have to utilize lines because HE has written a book on how to pick up chicks and suceed. You may not understand, but when you display something such as your enrollment in Medical School all it's saying is hey this is my best foot and please don't let me trip on it. There has to be something more about a person then the simple fact that he or she is in medical school.
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Originally stated by Khalistan:
•••quote:••• From what I've heard over and over again (disclaimer: this probably doesn't apply to every case as is true of anything else in life) But what attracts men to women is their physical appeal more than what they do career wise. On the other hand, what attracts women to men is their so called 'power' which comes with the kind of job they hold. OK ok i can already feel the dishes flying out at me but this is a generally accepted theory...it might apply to you, it might not.. ••••Gettin' the dishes ready to launch [just kiddin']. Without sounding patronizing, as I'm sure it will, what we seek in our 20s and 30s is not what we want in our 40s and 50s. The physical will get you through quite a few dates [for both genders], but it won't get you through a lifetime. It's just not enough to build on. The men I've met who are in their 40s and 50s [that'll give you an inkling of where I'm coming from ] have always said they are not looking for a 20something. They really want someone closer to their age, for a lot of reasons, so that partially excludes the physical, because no way no matter how fit a 40-year old woman is, she is never gonna look anything like a 20-year old "young thang". And, honey, these days with women being more and more independent in their own career pursuits [a nod to the late 1960's and early 1970's Women's Movement that helped make that possible], they just don't "need" a man's wallet to get by. That's a 1950's notion, at best. What you have said may be "a generally accept theory" of your generation [but I highly doubt that - waiting to see what the rest of this community posts in that regard], but it certainly is not true of mine.
Just my two pennies. :wink:
Nu
•••quote:••• From what I've heard over and over again (disclaimer: this probably doesn't apply to every case as is true of anything else in life) But what attracts men to women is their physical appeal more than what they do career wise. On the other hand, what attracts women to men is their so called 'power' which comes with the kind of job they hold. OK ok i can already feel the dishes flying out at me but this is a generally accepted theory...it might apply to you, it might not.. ••••Gettin' the dishes ready to launch [just kiddin']. Without sounding patronizing, as I'm sure it will, what we seek in our 20s and 30s is not what we want in our 40s and 50s. The physical will get you through quite a few dates [for both genders], but it won't get you through a lifetime. It's just not enough to build on. The men I've met who are in their 40s and 50s [that'll give you an inkling of where I'm coming from
] have always said they are not looking for a 20something. They really want someone closer to their age, for a lot of reasons, so that partially excludes the physical, because no way no matter how fit a 40-year old woman is, she is never gonna look anything like a 20-year old "young thang". And, honey, these days with women being more and more independent in their own career pursuits [a nod to the late 1960's and early 1970's Women's Movement that helped make that possible], they just don't "need" a man's wallet to get by. That's a 1950's notion, at best. What you have said may be "a generally accept theory" of your generation [but I highly doubt that - waiting to see what the rest of this community posts in that regard], but it certainly is not true of mine.Just my two pennies. :wink:
Nu
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i think there is some truth to this!
whether or not i like it!
•••quote:•••Originally posted by khalistan:
•From what I've heard over and over again (disclaimer: this probably doesn't apply to every case as is true of anything else in life) But what attracts men to women is their physical appeal more than what they do career wise. On the other hand, what attracts women to men is their so called 'power' which comes with the kind of job they hold. OK ok i can already feel the dishes flying out at me but this is a generally accepted theory...it might apply to you, it might not.. •••••
whether or not i like it!
•••quote:•••Originally posted by khalistan:
•From what I've heard over and over again (disclaimer: this probably doesn't apply to every case as is true of anything else in life) But what attracts men to women is their physical appeal more than what they do career wise. On the other hand, what attracts women to men is their so called 'power' which comes with the kind of job they hold. OK ok i can already feel the dishes flying out at me but this is a generally accepted theory...it might apply to you, it might not..
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•••quote:•••Originally posted by Fanconi:
•I personally think this works for the guys, not so much for the girls. Guys get waaaaay more *hmmm-hmmm* because of their status as a med student or doctor. I think it's true, but I'll admit I don't really know why. Is it because guys could give a crap about what a woman does? Is it that guys are afraid of intelligent, driven women (unless they themselves possess those qualities)?
I dunno. Am I wrong here?•••••Yeah, I think this may be true for some, but I really don't understand why. I seriously find doctor chicks totally hot, and I wonder where you are all going! :wink:
Is there some reason that these "intelligent, driven women" seem to be going for the less intelligent, less driven dudes?
•I personally think this works for the guys, not so much for the girls. Guys get waaaaay more *hmmm-hmmm* because of their status as a med student or doctor. I think it's true, but I'll admit I don't really know why. Is it because guys could give a crap about what a woman does? Is it that guys are afraid of intelligent, driven women (unless they themselves possess those qualities)?
I dunno. Am I wrong here?•••••Yeah, I think this may be true for some, but I really don't understand why. I seriously find doctor chicks totally hot, and I wonder where you are all going! :wink:
Is there some reason that these "intelligent, driven women" seem to be going for the less intelligent, less driven dudes?
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Yeah. Last night I was at a bar, and I told this woman that I was going into otolaryngology. Well, the bra just came flying off at that point. But then she wanted me to stuff a dollar in her g-string... Strange, these women.
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I'm going to have to (regretably) agree that the MD tag after a woman's name just doesn't give her quite the cache it applies to a man's. It sure as hell hasn't gotten me anywhere, in fact, probably quite the opposite! I do happen to live in a very conservative part of the country, where women don't tend to pursue professional careers much. Guys around here seem to be intimidated by me; rumor (my brother's friends) has it I'm about an 8.5 out of 10 (no boobs--hey, I'm an athlete), but I haven't had a date in 6 months. The doctor thing seems to really be a hang-up for people.
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I agree with Fanconi & Surg2002 -- the female MD thing is just not a big romantic/flirty lure. In college, being premed didn't seem to be a negative, but once you are actually in med school, it's a different ballgame. My best guess is that a lot of guys are threatened by women who may be considered more intelligent or more successful than them.
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<img border="0" alt="[Pity]" title="" src="graemlins/pity.gif" />
Interesting point there, JohnM.
LMAO @ neutropeniaboy. <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" />
Interesting point there, JohnM.
LMAO @ neutropeniaboy. <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" />
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i totally agree. i know women to try to marry/date up and that means a doctor. they want to be known as a doctor's wife. but it doesn't work the other way because men are intimidated by strong smart women who make more money than them! too bad!
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•••quote:•••Originally posted by D-:
•Okay, let em rip: your best story about <SNIP> your best story about some chick saying: "call me when you graduate..."•••••I suppose this line can be abused by men to gain "favors" etc... but I sort of used this line indirectly and rather innocently. Sure there was this girl that I liked a lot, but I didn't specifically tell her I was going into medicine -- she KNEW I was going to go to medical school (I already had guarunteed acceptance etc). We had fun for about a month until she took off for some Kaplan/Pre-Matriculation course/program for the summer at another medical school. She ended up hooking up with a 3rd year, and basically told me to go to hell, or something along those lines in not so many words... I suppose I wasn't quite the major leaguer yet...
Anyhow, I think I found out that this line tends to pick up the materialistic/self-centered women... the wrong kind of women IMO [I don't care to get into a discussion about how shallow some people can be... I am just making a stupid generalization].
•Okay, let em rip: your best story about <SNIP> your best story about some chick saying: "call me when you graduate..."•••••I suppose this line can be abused by men to gain "favors" etc... but I sort of used this line indirectly and rather innocently. Sure there was this girl that I liked a lot, but I didn't specifically tell her I was going into medicine -- she KNEW I was going to go to medical school (I already had guarunteed acceptance etc). We had fun for about a month until she took off for some Kaplan/Pre-Matriculation course/program for the summer at another medical school. She ended up hooking up with a 3rd year, and basically told me to go to hell, or something along those lines in not so many words... I suppose I wasn't quite the major leaguer yet...
Anyhow, I think I found out that this line tends to pick up the materialistic/self-centered women... the wrong kind of women IMO [I don't care to get into a discussion about how shallow some people can be... I am just making a stupid generalization].
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A friend of mine calls chicks that are impressed by the doctor thing "Cling ons" because they like to cling on to to you because they see you as someone with a future. If you use the doctor thing to pick up chicks, then you already know what kind of chick will show up. It is really hard to hide it though, because that is all you are surrouded by at times. It takes a bit of thought for me to avoid talking medicine with people in general. my friends even made a rule when we get together-- we will not talk medicine.
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alight, wasn't gonna add to this line of thought, but i can't help it. no, men aren't intimidated by smart or successful women. errr. . . should i say, educated men aren't generally intimidated by smart or successful woman. that's just rediculous and SEXIST. . . quite sexist, in fact. so please keep your sexist "guys don't want me because i'm too smart" to yourself along with "guys won't approach me because i'm too attractive." believe me, i'm sure you get enraged when people make sexist comments towards your gender. leave us alone with this. we're not intimidated. we just don't care you're gonna be a doc.
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Come on guys, the reasons girls like med school guys ( 
)are simple. So simple in fact, you may have missed it. Here goes:
Women like the MD because the guys have been pre-screened by the adcoms. That's less work for them, and they do deserve a break.
My explanation only works for the girls.
)are simple. So simple in fact, you may have missed it. Here goes:Women like the MD because the guys have been pre-screened by the adcoms. That's less work for them, and they do deserve a break.
My explanation only works for the girls.
