Re: Why do doctors only want to marry doctors?
Speaking from first hand experience, it's really hard to find anyone. Unless you find someone in college or through your family circle, once medical school starts--it's over. Even in college, I was a pre-medical major so all my classmates were planning on going to medical school. Plus, I wasn't really actively thinking about marriage at that time. I managed to find my guy during my first year of medical. There's no one else to interact with so there really isn't much to choose from. Also, being that he's in medical school, he understands (and his family) when I say that I can't even think about having kids until my 30's...I'm sure there's other desis that AREN'T doctors that would be okay with that, but it's just easier for him to understand because he's going through the same thing. Also, especially in the States--choosing a career in medicine could mean moving around (for residency/fellowship/rotations) for a good 4-7+ years--it's just harder to do all that with someone that's settled down in another career. Of course this is all different if you fall in love and it isn't arranged...I'm making broad generalizations but this is how I felt.