Dear Nurse Marge,
I think I’ve finally met the man of my dreams — but there’s a problem He’s a nurse too, and everyone — family, friends, colleagues — is saying a relationship between two nurses is doomed from the start.
What do you think?
Signed
Love Struck on Long Island
Dear Love Struck,
That’s a tough question! I know nurses who have been happily married for decades and nurses whose relationships were shorter than Gary Coleman. I’d say it depends largely on the nurse in question.
But there are some definite pros and cons to dating a nurse when you’re a nurse.
Pro: They’ll understand your crazy schedule.
Con: Because they have a crazy schedule too — good luck finding time to actually be together!
Pro: You’ll always have someone around to help you out when you’re not feeling well.
Con: You really have to be very sick to impress a nurse. “You call that sick? I’ve seen more impressive vomiting from a catatonic patient — look, the proof is still on my shoes!”
Pro: Nothing shocks a nurse, so no matter what ‘floats your boat’, they’ll likely go along with it.
Con: Unless they’ve seen the x-rays that result after that particular boat-floating practice goes wrong.
My advice? Go for it: if the man of your dreams is a nurse, you know he’s got a brain, some measure of compassion, and enough get up and go to make it through nursing school! Barring that, you can swipe his scrub tops when yours are dirty!
Good Luck!
Nurse Marge
