# I wouldn't want to be married to a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_(insert profession here) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 24, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842 "2001-08-24T03:26:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![okielady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/1 "2001-08-24T03:26:11Z")
I wouldn’t want to be married to a gynecologist. Think about it…My husband is an auto mechanic. The **last** thing he wants to do when he gets home is work on cars. Starting to get the picture? And you’d have to have pretty spectacular stuff. My husband used to tell me the car I was driving when we first met was a piece of crap. It didn’t take a mechanic to figure that out, but I figure he’s got plenty of comparison. He’s got his face and hands in engines all day. I’d hate for him to be comparing my anatomical parts to those he’s been looking at all day. Wouldn’t it make for interesting dinner conversation though? “You wouldn’t BELIEVE what I saw today!” Um, I don’t think I’m hungry anymore. Sure fire way to lose weight. Okay, so maybe there’s ONE good point. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/2 "2001-08-24T03:30:19Z")
Professional race car driver. I’m scared to death watching when a friend of mine is driving, or someone I kinda know, or even somebody I met once. I would hardly be able to watch anymore out of nerves if I was married to a pro. ---
**Author:** ![P\_G\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@P\_G\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P_G_B)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/3 "2001-08-24T03:49:53Z")
I wouldn’t want to be married to a haircutter. My woman barber told me I should come in more often. I said she probably had a much different idea than me about how often is often enough. She said I sounded “just like my live-in boyfriend” who resents getting a weekly trim in the kitchen! ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/4 "2001-08-24T03:54:41Z")
I think it would be torture to be married to a police or fireman. I mean every day not knowing if they were going to come home alive or not. ::shudder:: ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/5 "2001-08-24T04:04:56Z")
In reference to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=83432), I would hate to be married to a zombie. That would suck, them always trying to eat your brains. God I hate zombies. ---
**Author:** ![gorewonfla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@gorewonfla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gorewonfla)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/6 "2001-08-24T05:20:38Z")
Despite all the glamour, you wouldn’t want to be married to a Congressman/Senator. They spend 4 days in Washington/3 days in their home district 9 months a year, which means you won’t see them 3 or 4 days a week, depending on where you live. Then, Newsweek said 87 of the 535 (about 1/6) are having affairs (because they see you so little). Then they get paid very little considering they often have 2 houses to pay for, one in the home district one in THE district. It’s something like 140,000 now. And, save the month of vacation, they work from 9-9. When they’re not legislating they’re hitting the rubber chicken circuit or visiting Ms. Krebaple’s elementary school class. Frankly, I don’t know how some of those couples stay together. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/7 "2001-08-25T00:05:08Z")
I’m married to a soldier, so… but I really wouldn’t want to be married to any kind of doctor who is on call. Terrible hours, stressed-out spouse, thankless job, spouse smelling of disinfectant or worse, malpractice insurance… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/8 "2001-08-25T00:31:02Z")
Prostitute. If you need an explanation, that’s your problem. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/9 "2001-08-25T03:03:01Z")
surgeon Observed one in Open Heart throw a temper tantrum any 4 year old girl would’ve been proud of. The pouting and whining were pretty interesting and he did stop just shy of stomping his feet. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/10 "2001-08-25T03:08:39Z")
…Dodger fan. So it’s not a profession. I still wouldn’t want to be married to one. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/11 "2001-08-25T03:09:21Z")
A popular rock musician. After reading about groupies and life on the road, I felt real sorry for the wives of rock stars. Elayne Boosler, I think it was, did a funny thing on the husband-as-gynocologist. You know, you greet him at the door in a negligee and no panties and he explodes “If I have to look at ONE MORE of those things…” ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/12 "2001-08-25T03:52:16Z")
Seriously? Astronaut. I would never be able to sit there in front of the TV cameras, being brave, while NASA tried to figure out some way to rescue my husband. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/13 "2001-08-25T19:54:53Z")
…SDMB moderator. ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/14 "2001-08-25T20:42:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnT \* > \*\*Prostitute. If you need an explanation, that’s your problem. 😉 \*\* What? At least you’d be getting it for free. Everyone else would have to pay. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/15 "2001-08-25T22:38:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\*I think it would be torture to be married to a police or fireman. I mean every day not knowing if they were going to come home alive or not. ::shudder:: \*\* Same for me. Eons ago, I dated a guy who wanted more than anything to be a firefighter. I admired him for wanting to do it, but I could not have stayed with him. As it happened, the Navy took me in one direction and him in another - dunno if he realized his dream. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/16 "2001-08-25T23:27:56Z")
When I married Mrs. Mojo in India, she was singing this naughty Hindi song with a lot of verses about whom not to marry. Sample: \*Don’t become a lorry driver’s wife. You will not get any sleep night night. He will be squeezing your horn (beep beep). Don’t become a doctor’s wife. You will not get any sleep at night. He will be giving you injection.\* Something like that. ---
**Author:** ![nonsequitur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@nonsequitur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonsequitur)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-married-to-a-_______-insert-profession-here/77842/17 "2001-08-26T06:19:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by okielady \* > \*\*I wouldn’t want to be married to a gynecologist. > \*\* My cousin was less than thrilled about being married to an ob/gyn. He did all the things listed before - not wanting to look at another one (he did actually use those words) and more. When she needed to see a gyn, she didn’t get a great bedside manner, she got her husband swatting her bottom during exams to get her to “relax”. Yeah, that’ll move the exam along. Oh wait, no, that would move the doc onto the floor after I kicked him. “Sorry, dear.” Myself, I wouldn’t want to be married to a lawyer. Lots of stress, he’d spend all day with grouchy people, and how on earth would I stand up in a fight with someone who majored in arguing? (Look at my username. Not a good sign.)