Kitty4670 wrote:
Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
Kitty4670 wrote:
I did, we are talking on WhatsApp, I really like him, we met 8 days ago, he’s doctor & young. I don’t know what to say to the other guys.
What makes you attracted to the doctor?I have been in the medical industry all my life and alot of doctors get divorced multiple times and doctors are not financially stable
I really like him, he’s very attractive, handsome, I feel very good talking to him. Why doctors get divorced? I thought doctors make pretty good money.
I think the hours can be difficult on family life, and having to be on-call. Depending on how the doctor is employed, the spouse might often find themselves playing second fiddle to a patient crisis. Some women can handle that, some can't.
I know many successfully married doctors. I also know divorced doctors. There is no one-size fits all assumption to be made.
The doctors I know all do well financially, some extremely well, others more middling. Doctors in private practice are subject to the same difficulties any small business owner is. Small business owners often underestimate how vital the administrative side of the business is, and how many hours of their time it can require. The ability to run the administrative side wisely can make or break any small business, and private medical practices have been known to go bankrupt.
Oh, and there is potential they have crushing student loans from medical school ...
But, mostly, I don't think you should pick your man based on what you think of his financial prospects. There is more to life than money. It can be difficult when there are not shared values about how to handle financial issues, but in those cases keeping everything legally separate can be considered. Where there is a will, there is a way. If things get serious, you can dig into all these questions and decide what to do.
As for the other men, I think you can tell them that you have received promising messages from multiple men, are only comfortable exploring one potential relationship at a time, had already started having conversations with someone else, and feel it is only fair to see what the potential there is first. Tell them if it doesn't work out, you will get back in touch to see if they are still available or interested.
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