Do you share work stories with your girl?

[Seaglass]

sounds like you guys have a successful future....

He's only human, and I'd get nervous too if he were spending a lot of time around hot girls. As long as he handles it maturely, I don't mind. If he ever gets creepy or controlling, I'm gone.

EMS puts some strain on a relationship. That's why they say it stands for Every Marriage Sucks.

Seriously?

Yeah. As you can probably guess, I'm the only one in healthcare.

 

[abckidsmom]

When I met my wife she was an ER nurse. She is now an NP working in a specialized setting. We have brought war stories home to the dinner table for three decades and really enjoy talking about our jobs.

Our kids are bullet proof.

Double like on this one.

My kids watched a guy get trapped under his car, watched me and a neighbor pick the car off of him, and then said, "Mama, our van is too heavy for you to pick up. Don't go under it, OK?"

I think that getting into relationships where people can't handle seeing or hearing about a big part of who you are is setting you up for marriage failure. Spouses need to know that they are needed, and able to fulfill needs in their partners. If needs are left unmet at home, they will be met elsewhere, and that's just not OK.

It doesn't mean that you have to date/marry a person in the same field, but ya gotta lose the hero/awesome complex, not have the "eww gross" mentality, and you really, really have to be the same person at home (or off) that you are at work.

I love to hear of a long-standing EMS-ish marriage. I've just gotten reacquainted with a lot of old coworkers on facebook, and it's really unheard of in that group. I've only been married 10 years, and we're the longest ones. This is in a group with plenty of people being 50+ years old.

 

[STXmedic]

All the time, but my girlfriend is also a basic, and in school for her BSN. Lol we actually review and critique most of our more critical calls

 

[Sandog]

I think that getting into relationships where people can't handle seeing or hearing about a big part of who you are is setting you up for marriage failure. Spouses need to know that they are needed, and able to fulfill needs in their partners. If needs are left unmet at home, they will be met elsewhere, and that's just not OK.

Spot on... You are truly a wise woman.