Are you sure you want to date a vet?
I mean, I can’t blame you, really — vets and vet students are incredibly intelligent, hard working, active individuals who are passionate about what they do. I have to hope not all men go running for the exit or push the panic button when I use the words “incredibly intelligent” to describe vet students. Sure it’s easy to feel intimidated by a woman who is educated but let’s consider some research findings described in a New York Times article that provide good incentive for dating an educated woman.
- “Statistics show that college educated women are more likely to marry than non-college educated women — although they marry, on average, two years later.”
- “Women with more education also are becoming less likely to divorce, or inclined to divorce, than those with less education.”
- “The strongest correlation…is that someone who is educated is more likely to marry someone who is educated, and someone who is not educated is more likely to marry someone who is not educated.”
- “What’s becoming more powerful is the idea that economic resources are conducive to stable marriages. Women who have more money or the potential for more money are married to men who have more stable income.”
- “According to the Marriage Project, the percentage of spouses who rate their marriage as “very happy” has dropped among those without a college education, while it has risen or held steady among those better educated.
- The better educated husbands and wives tend to share intellectual interests and economic backgrounds, as well as ideas about the division of household roles. They also have more earning power. And as in so many other things, in marriage, money helps ease the way.
Overall, there are many incentives for dating vet students aside from saving on vet bills. Of course, you have to know what you’re in for whether you’re Dating A Vet or Dating A Vet Student.
I am going to be attending college in July 2011 to begin my education in Veterinary Technology. I am 45 years old and have loved animals all my life. I have been a volunteer at a animal shelter for 2 years and I just can’t wait to go to school to further understand how to help animals in the best possible way and provide each animal with the most comprehensive care I could possibly give to them….the love of the heart thing I have down….lol. I have been in relationships (human:) and have always had a void when it comes to finding someone who loves…not likes…but loves animals like I do. I have come to realize I do not want to be in my next relatioship with someone who is not as passionate about animals as I am. Do you have any advice on how to find such a man? It’s that important to me.
Thank You,
~Debbie
Hi Debbie —
If you’re looking to date an animal lover, my advice would be to go where you can find animal lovers; volunteer at an animal shelter, hang out at a dog park, or even frequent your local pet store. If you want to be sure to get a pool of individuals who are single, however, my best advice would be online dating and do whatever you can to filter your results so that people with pets or who want pets show up in your results for “best matches” — OKCupid.com has this feature.
Best of luck to you!
S
I am going to be attending college in July 2011 to begin my education in Veterinary Technology. I am 45 years old and have loved animals all my life. I have been a volunteer at a animal shelter for 2 years and I just can’t wait to go to school to further understand how to help animals in the best possible way and provide each animal with the most comprehensive care I could possibly give to them….the love of the heart thing I have down….lol. I have been in relationships (human:) and have always had a void when it comes to finding someone who loves…not likes…but loves animals like I do. I have come to realize I do not want to be in my next relatioship with someone who is not as passionate about animals as I am. Do you have any advice on how to find such a man? It’s that important to me.
Thank You,
~Debbie
Hi Debbie —
If you’re looking to date an animal lover, my advice would be to go where you can find animal lovers; volunteer at an animal shelter, hang out at a dog park, or even frequent your local pet store. If you want to be sure to get a pool of individuals who are single, however, my best advice would be online dating and do whatever you can to filter your results so that people with pets or who want pets show up in your results for “best matches” — OKCupid.com has this feature.
Best of luck to you!
S