is this legal? to choose residents based on marital/relationship status (either way - whether the higher-ups seek married residents or single). I'm happily single, but I don't want to be discriminated against at a particular residency program because of this (particularly those that may not have a happening singles scene), just as I'm sure someone who is married with kids doesn't want to be discriminated on that basis. I have many married friends, and I don't want to be at a residency program that's only tilted one way or the other. I guess I was just a little miffed by that. No interest in NS, just wondering if that happens generally.
And I guess I'd add, why does it seem people think that being single/not married is guaranteed to make a person unhappy. I'm still in med school, but for me I'd be happier being single in residency and not have the stress of managing a relationship, and being able to unwind at a bar every so often, or travel during my vacations, etc. Some people are just happier single, that shouldn't be held against us just cuz it goes against majority opinion.