Re: why doctors want doctors…
This is what I heard when I went and visited family in Pak. They were going CRAZY that I had said that I would prefer not to marry a physician and their response was “but then your husband wont understand your schedule”
I had a rishta from a phD and people I knew were straight up calling him “master sahib”. It didn’t work out, but shows you people’s mentalities.
I’m going to med school and so far any rishta from a laalchi aunty I’v gotten has resulted in failure because they can’t make up their mind. They approach us because they find out Im starting med school and want a “dr bahu” but when it comes down to it, they can’t hack it. they want me to stay at home instead because OMG who’ll feed their presh son and pop out babies every 9 months.
also, regarding the pakistani girls going to med schools in pak to beef up resumes: though there might be girls like that, my own experience with cousins and stuff was different. some of them and their classmates were at the top of their class in biology and were going to med school, but societal pressure got the best of them and they had to get married. Unfortunately, for most middle class pakistanis the mentality of “in-laws come first” results in the girls getting preggo immediately or them giving in to quit school so they can focus on making their home.