put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning
After hearing from yet another medical student on the online personals, I was prompted to reflect on my (universally odd) attempts to date members of the medical profession.
I suppose, for the most part, I'm used to dating people in some kind of business-related field where it makes sense to say things like "You are your own brand!" When you date a doctor or a teacher or a member of the Peace Corps, that's out the window. Such a man has a pay grade and possibly a union; he doesn't need his own website.
The first medical student I went out with had once been a Mennonite, had lost his religion at a Mennonite college, and had since started using the online personals to meet up with couples for, shall I say, non-Mennonite activities.
The last medical student I went out with was a tremendous literalist. His ability to understand subtlety, irony, sarcasm, or implication approached absolute zero. So, during our first date, he explained very clearly that he wanted to find a life partner as soon as possible, buy a boat, retire to the Mediterranean, and have his wife have five to six of his children on this boat in the middle of the Mediterranean.
Now, that's a little out there, but if you know exactly what you want, more power to you for putting it out there on a first date and letting the cards fall where they may. However, a somewhat less literal person might have then gauged his date's facial expression and then decided whether to continue the maritime fantasy or move on to a new topic of discussion.
Instead, he then proceeded to ask me point-blank if I would like to have children, if I would like to have five or six of them, and if I would like to have them on a boat.
For the record, I told him I didn't think it was a good idea to mix morning sickness with boating.
I suppose, for the most part, I'm used to dating people in some kind of business-related field where it makes sense to say things like "You are your own brand!" When you date a doctor or a teacher or a member of the Peace Corps, that's out the window. Such a man has a pay grade and possibly a union; he doesn't need his own website.
The first medical student I went out with had once been a Mennonite, had lost his religion at a Mennonite college, and had since started using the online personals to meet up with couples for, shall I say, non-Mennonite activities.
The last medical student I went out with was a tremendous literalist. His ability to understand subtlety, irony, sarcasm, or implication approached absolute zero. So, during our first date, he explained very clearly that he wanted to find a life partner as soon as possible, buy a boat, retire to the Mediterranean, and have his wife have five to six of his children on this boat in the middle of the Mediterranean.
Now, that's a little out there, but if you know exactly what you want, more power to you for putting it out there on a first date and letting the cards fall where they may. However, a somewhat less literal person might have then gauged his date's facial expression and then decided whether to continue the maritime fantasy or move on to a new topic of discussion.
Instead, he then proceeded to ask me point-blank if I would like to have children, if I would like to have five or six of them, and if I would like to have them on a boat.
For the record, I told him I didn't think it was a good idea to mix morning sickness with boating.
posted by JenIsFamous at 9/23/2004 10:25:00 PM
1 Comments:
I would very much like to be retired in the Mediterranean with a boat. Not so many children, & not on the boat! Agreed -- Not "a good idea to mix morning sickness with boating."
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