Foo - What professions have you dated?

I'll start:

1) The Chemical Engineering - Fiance... She loved to talk about technology and science, but loved money too much.

2) The Elementary School Teacher - Fiance... great sense of humor.

3) The Microbiologist - Fiance... Always spraying Lysol everywhere.

4) The Pharmacist - Friend with privileges... She was always high on something.

5) The Customer Care Representative - Various... Those never answer the effing phone.

ur turn...

good thread idea

In order from past to present of the ones I can remember.

1) freelance photographer

2) my office administrative assistant

3) sales director for a hotel...not sure what they sell, but at the time, I didn't care.

4) veterinary office administrative assistant

5) pharma rep.....i married her in 2006.

Relationships:

1) Teaching/Child Care/Special Education (Longest relationship; I could probably write a sizable post just describing snippets...On and off, but I let her go to venture out into the world.)
2) Software Development/Project Management (Relationship that should have ended in a few weekends, tops. Very nice woman, but had a lot of issues on her plate and a lot of rather sudden emergencies in her life. Instead, I waited until she e-dumped me.)
--> 3) Student (Pre-Med), Child Care Services, Consultant (Funny, beautiful, intelligent, fun to be around, beautiful daughter, and probably the socially polar opposite of who I am to boot!)

Dates (Successful):

1) Student (Biomedical Engineering) (She let me go because I was too young by a month. Need I say more?)
2) Veterinary services (Went back to her emotionally abusing ex-boyfriend, but I was pretty bad at the time too. In hindsight, the attraction was mostly physical. She was Chinese, hence automatically hot. We had nothing really substantial in common, and talking to her was, in most cases, an exercise in warrantless patience and futility. She still reaches out to me two years after we dated, and I've tried to re-bridge the gap with her a few times, but to no avail [that boyfriend was still in the picture].)
3) Unemployed (as far as I knew) (Let her go; this ***** was crazy. Seriously.)
4) Student (Law...?) (Weirdest fling that I can remember. Didn't really have a beginning or an ending, but I'm sure glad it didn't materialize.)

Dates (Unsuccessful):

1) Financial Analysis (I was the first person that she ever dated, at the green young age of 24 years old. She held my hand at first meeting, with only a few emails exchanged between us. Obviously didn't go down well. Damn Craigslist.)
2) Sex Education (Boring as molasses waiting for an event. Damn Craigslist.)
3) Dentist Assistant (We didn't click, but she seemed to have some issues. Damn MySpace.)
4) Student (Mathematics, now Philosophy) (She was Chinese, hence automatically hot at the time. I tried to date her, but she didn't seem interested. Really cool person, but was pretty much doable by anyone when drunk. Too bad she was in an engineering school at the time.)

Dating ?

Whazzat ?

...Too bad she was in an engineering school at the time...

Ex-engi Student here... got the joke... :roflmao2:

Concentrate 65r... try to remember... I know you can do it!

Ex-engi Student here... got the joke... :roflmao2:

Yay.

1) Medical receptionist.

2) Real estate agent: I have been dating this woman on and off since I was 15. Who knows why we never got married.

3) Teacher of 5th grade.

4) High school history teacher

5) Teacher 2nd grade of a devout Baptist school ( nothing devout about her)

6) mathematics professor ( should have married her as well)

7) Deli owner

8) mechanical engineer

9) Mall rent-a-cop at the time now an ICU nurse. Claimed she was a vegetarian who hated sports. After we broke up her myspace page stated she liked nothing better than a good steak, and a U of M football game.

10) Nurse

11) Nurse Practitioner

12) Back with the real estate agent again.

Hmm, an interesting thread,

My high school sweetheart went on to become a runner-up in the Miss California pageant, now she works for a production company in Hollywood.

Next was an IT student in college. She was an avid triathlete, and we enjoyed going on training rides together.

After that, I somehow got hooked up with a "dancer" from Las Vegas, and managed to stay with her for almost 8 months.

Next was a cheerleader from the Memphis Grizzlies. She was a foaming-at-the-mouth-psycho-biotch-from-hell, but she was hot...

I'm now in a long term relationship with an accountant in an investment banking firm. She's pretty, very smart, and so far we've been very happy.

Me I live in the nunery, that is because I aint gettin nun.

I have dated a whole wide variety of guys

there was the 3 years with the attorney

then 2 years with a costco stock person,

Those after a marriage to an electrician,

Oh there is a guy I dated for a short period when I was young who ended up going to jail for ****... that was a very very long time ago and I was very very young.... more than half my life ago.

I guess the older you are and the longer you are single or if you have the divorce thing in there the variety can be stagering. I would say that there isn't or hasn't been any particular type that has attracted me more than others. But now in my old age with some wisdom I am a tad bit more selective about who I will be involved with.

The next thread should be what professions would you like to date in the future?

heh. I've been with teh wife a long time. Can't remember what people did back then - most of us were still in school.

I did date a cheerleader once. That didn't work out so well.

The Oldest

1) Slumlord
2) Plumber
3) Machinist
4) Graphics Artist/Gamer

civil engineer
product development chemist
band manager
HVAC engineer
chef
doctor (resident)
retail store manager
a couple computer programmers
and currently, an industrial designer

Hmm.

-teacher
-dental assistant
-crack *****
-professor
-doctor
-real estate

Married number three. Stupid, stupid boy.

jim

Engineer
Accountant
Health and human services
Health and human services
Volleyball coach
Unemployed (just graduated)
Currently, an engineer

College student(s)
accountant
Teacher
Hair dresser

College Student
Jewelry store salesperson
Midwife
Travel agent
Receptionist
Medical Assistant
Seamstress

Yeah, my wife's done all of these things.

Once you date a performing juggler, you never go back.

I dated the "executive director" of a club in Dallas called "Cabaret Royale".

Game tester (who later became a marketing peon) - two dates, didn't click so well, and I'm annoyed at him for something until now.

Pharmacy student - like what RubenX said...he was always high on something too.

Oboe/English horn player - very pretty and very nice, and we clicked a lot with our music and interest in psychology...I'm still friends with her now.

Eclectic - for the 7-or so months we were in a relationship he bounced from being unemployed, to being a tutor, to being a computer skills teacher, unemployed again, house sitter, political organizer...well, anyway, he couldn't hold a steady job but raked in the money by doing all sorts of odds and ends. He was...interesting. Also, he was twice my age at the time, and I didn't really care, but others did (they thought he was abusing me, which was SO not the case), and the stress from that is one of the reasons we broke up.

And...teh bf. Currently a music student and working at the same tutorial department as I am, but he used to teach a piano class at a local elementary.

I'll start:

1) The Chemical Engineering - Fiance... She loved to talk about technology and science, but loved money too much.

2) The Elementary School Teacher - Fiance... great sense of humor.

3) The Microbiologist - Fiance... Always spraying Lysol everywhere.

4) The Pharmacist - Friend with privileges... She was always high on something.

5) The Customer Care Representative - Various... Those never answer the effing phone.

ur turn...
Sounds to me like you get attached too quickly. That's too many fiances.

I've been with my wife for a long time. She's a business journalist for a few different trade rags.

I never dated professions, only people.

Most do not stay conscious long enough for us to really get to know each other.

-Lawyer (3) Never again will I date one of these.
-The #1 Authority IN THE WORLD on birds of Belize. He traveled a lot and talked about birds... a lot. We had practically ZERO in common.
-Computer Programmer/CIS geek. He was gorgeous, minted and drove me around in a Lexus while I was still in college. I let him go because he was too quiet and reserved. I regretted that for a long time.
-UPS warehouse manager & part time student. He looks like Adam Levine of Maroon 5, but he didn't have his ***** together.
-An auditor for the state. We didn't work out due to his insecurities and jealousy issues.
-My current: auto glass replacement/repair tech. He's the pea to my carrot and we're nauseatingly, disgustingly happy.

Last time I dated someone, we were just barely old enough to work anyway. :lol: I had a job but she didn't.

- Interior designer
- Track & field athlete
- Illustrator
- Park ranger
- Deep sea diver
- Currently, horse trainer

And I'm an engineer.

The Oldest

cool......:D

nothing quite like a professional.....:D

You get what you pay for and TANSTAAFL!

:lol:

Aside from other students I dated in college:
Pharmacist/ professor of pharmacy
Teacher/ math student
Secretary/ teacher/ trainer (I married this one)

I'm seeing a theme, here. That sexy librarian look really does it for me...

Game tester (who later became a marketing peon) - two dates, didn't click so well, and I'm annoyed at him for something until now.

Pharmacy student - like what RubenX said...he was always high on something too.

Oboe/English horn player - very pretty and very nice, and we clicked a lot with our music and interest in psychology...I'm still friends with her now.

Eclectic - for the 7-or so months we were in a relationship he bounced from being unemployed, to being a tutor, to being a computer skills teacher, unemployed again, house sitter, political organizer...well, anyway, he couldn't hold a steady job but raked in the money by doing all sorts of odds and ends. He was...interesting. Also, he was twice my age at the time, and I didn't really care, but others did (they thought he was abusing me, which was SO not the case), and the stress from that is one of the reasons we broke up.

And...teh bf. Currently a music student and working at the same tutorial department as I am, but he used to teach a piano class at a local elementary.


Interesting....tell us more.... ;)

Anyway, for me the list is very short:

1) High school english teacher, way sweet and always interesting conversation
2) Student/Hydro & thermo dynamic engineer. Still going on, but it seems there's a lack of interest here...we'll see...

2) Student/Hydro & thermo dynamic engineer. Still going on, but it seems there's a lack of interest here...we'll see...

Tough gettin' the juices flowin'? Not enough heat in the relationship? :roflmao2:

Tough gettin' the juices flowin'? Not enough heat in the relationship? :roflmao2:

Hahaha, actually the stupid thing is she freaking jumped me and is now complaining about me moving to fast....so, no, the juices are flowing, but she seems to be very uncertain about what she wants from me.

high school student
preschool teacher
high school student
receptionist
stock person
Microbiology student
Lab tech
accountant
CS student

In order, from after HS to present: Assistant Manager of an Art Supply Store - I think she was a lesbian, seriously. Looking back on it, all the signs were there.
Customer Service rep for a health insurance company - Dated for <2 years, but were roommates for >7 years after we broke up.
College student in her mid-20s (cousin of previous ex-gf) - went on a couple of dates, not sure why it ended. (possibly because I was roommates with her cousin/my ex-gf)
19 year old college student - She was going to be a doctor, I had no ambition (while I was 28). It went nowhere. After our one lunch date, a coworker asked me if she ate all of her happy meal.
Administrative Assistant (Secretary) - she was young & clingy, but great sex. She had issues with reconciling being a Jehovah's Witness & drinking & fornicating.
Art Student - I think she was using me to get her portfolio printed, but the sex was worth it. Things were great until I got her portfolio finished, then she turned into The B**** From Hell (http://www.monogodo.org/pages/tbfh.htm).
Office Manager - Went on one date, but it went nowhere. Looking back on it, she wanted sex, and I was oblivious to the signs.
Waitress/Orphanage office assistant - went on one date, she ended up leaving with friends of hers who were at the bar where we were. Again, I think she was wanting sex & I was oblivious.
Funeral Sales Manager - Another situation of me not having a clue as to what I wanted to do with my life (while in my early-30s).
Outside Sales Assistant - She was a gold digger, broke up with me to date/marry someone making 5x what I made.
Administrative Assistant/Reporting Analyst - Married her 15.5 months after we met, have been very happily married for 6y 7m.

The serious ones...

Retail salesperson. (Salon) She was kinda hot, though immature.

Clerical worker who moonlighted as an aerobics instructor. Nice bod. Didn't know what she wanted in a relationship.

PhD from MIT. Overanalyzed everything. Didn't drink. Really bright, but impossible to deal with long-term.

Currently, The Wife, she's an MBA. Does corporate market research. She's funny, smart, and she knows how to drink. I think I'll keep her. :p

How come the wives are always at the bottom of the lists? :roflmao2:

Lawyers
Teachers
Singer
Actresses (stage)
Artist (painter)
Corporate 5-9ers
Cook
Bartender

Bartenders and singers are the craziest.

How come the wives are always at the bottom of the lists? :roflmao2:

Actually, I also married the first one. (Not at the same time.)


Pharmacist/ professor of pharmacy
Teacher/ math student
Secretary/ teacher/ trainer (I married this one)

I'm seeing a theme, here. That sexy librarian look really does it for me...

let's see:
well, students (in univ)
journalist/writer/grad student
teacher
photographer/musician
jazz singer (one date)

I can't help but notice none of the ladies have dated a car-less warehouse manager. :innocent:

Interesting....tell us more.... ;)

Nothing to tell, really, I'm just into both girls and guys. Oboist chick is really, really cool, but decided to seriously date a cute flautist instead of poor little psychologist-in-training me. Ah well. Introductions to the family would've been WAAAAAAY awkward anyway.

Oh, teh bf is also a jazz pianist and choir singer. Forgot about that.

How come the wives are always at the bottom of the lists? :roflmao2:
Cuz it takes us a few iterations to figure out what works.
:love:


:o

Is Lady of the Evening a profession?

Is Lady of the Evening a profession?

yes, see "oldest"

Tough gettin' the juices flowin'? Not enough heat in the relationship? :roflmao2:

Need a mechanical engineer, they know all about friction. :love:

Loser
Loser
Loser
Loser
Loser
Loser
Winner :D

Nothing to tell, really, I'm just into both girls and guys. Oboist chick is really, really cool, but decided to seriously date a cute flautist instead of poor little psychologist-in-training me. Ah well. Introductions to the family would've been WAAAAAAY awkward anyway.

Oh, teh bf is also a jazz pianist and choir singer. Forgot about that.

I'm actually curious about that (and not from a sexual angle).

When you dated women, apart from the gender differences, was the behavior of your relationships/dates with women any different? What was the chemistry like? How did your parents/relatives/friends perceive them, and did their relationship with you change because of them?