Re: NYTimes.com Article: Op-Ed Columnist: Men Just Want Mommy

From: Joanne Bulley, MD (islesannie@yahoo.com)
Thu Jan 27 19:31:46 2005

Thanks Ashley.

Whether you like Maureen Dowd's presentation or not ... it is pretty darn true -- and not just for the up and coming women residents.

I live this scenario. And have seen it over and over.

Joanne

At Thu, 27 Jan 2005, D. Ashley Hill wrote: >
>snip
>>
>>A second study, which was by researchers at four British
>>universities and reported last week, suggested that smart
>>men with demanding jobs would rather have old-fashioned
>>wives, like their mums, than equals. The study found that a
>>high I.Q. hampers a woman's chance to get married, while it
>>is a plus for men. The prospect for marriage increased by
>>35 percent for guys for each 16-point increase in I.Q.; for
>>women, there is a 40 percent drop for each 16-point rise.
>
>Interesting. Last night on call several female residents were
>discussing this issue, and all of them felt that being an intelligent
>physician was a drawback with regards to dating. These are attractive,
>well-spoken, bright and enthusiastic young ladies who should have young
>men waiting in line to ask them on a date. My wife noticed the same
>problem years ago in college, and finally gave up, telling the guys she
>met that she was studying "interior design" rather than biology/pre-med.
>When she started doing this they paid a lot more attention to her. I
>can't imagine the attraction to someone you can't talk with. I wonder
>if we'll see more single female physicians as the number of women
>entering medicine increases.
>
>Ashley
>
>--
>D. Ashley Hill, MD
>Associate Director
>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
>Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency
> and Loch Haven Ob/Gyn Group
>Orlando, Florida
>

--
Joanne Bulley, MD
Keene, NH, USA


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