One for the ladies: would you date a male nurse/hairdresser/fashion stylist/etc?

7 7 12

A friend of mine has just started going out with a male nurse, I'm a bit uneasy with this but alas it's none of my business so can't say anything. What's strange is her last boyfriend was a real GI Joe "tough guy", in the engineer corps of the army. Thoughts / opinions?

Gummy Panda

As long as he went right up my gowl.. would be my answer if I was a woman.

Sh1tbag OToole

Havn't the ladies had enough bother in the past week? In before "all ladies want tough guys and engineers" and accusations of sexism.

SV

I don't get what's so 'unmanly' about being a male nurse, never really have?

WoollyRedHat

Gaylord Focker.

looksee

Think it says more about your attitudes than her's or the boyfriend tbh.

herisson

Professions dont really matter to me. If im attracted to them and get along with them i dont see why it should matter what job they have.

Dozen Wicked Words

For fúck sake. That is all.

El Guapo!

Why would you be uneasy about it??
Is it impossible to be a manly male nurse?
It seems you have a few issues and preconceptions you should sort out before you judge other people.


*flicks hair

unknowngirl!!

Wouldn't make any difference to me anyway!

OnTheCouch

Don't see why any woman would have any issues at all with going out with a man who had any of the above professions, as long as there was a spark....they're hardly criminals or embarrassments to society.

WoollyRedHat

What if your female companion didn't feel well? Wouldn't you feel happy knowing she had a healthcare professional, should she need advice?

Tough guy?
You think dealing with blood and guts and death on a daily basis isn't tough?

LizT

Wouldn't care at all.

Miss Lockhart

Why wouldn't I?

Gummy Panda

whoopsadaisydoodles wrote: »

Tough guy?
You think dealing with blood and guts and death on a daily basis isn't tough?

What if he just gives old people bed baths?


The horror..

7 7 12

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

Why wouldn't I?

Because they are predominantly female professions...

you would swear this was something I just randomly conceived from the darkest evil depths of my mind, unheard of and never been discussed or thought about before

Strawberry Fields

I'd be more concerned that he was a nurse and not a care assistant.
The amount of them they have floating round and they're useless when you need a nurse.

WoollyRedHat

7 7 12 wrote: »

Because they are predominantly female professions...

And? Welcome to the 21st century. There is no provision banning male nurses, it is a respectable and hard job, and should have no bearing on a relationship, unless that person is very shallow and insecure.

Dozen Wicked Words

Since I am half píssed, and in a sharing mood.

I was in the British Army for 4 years and they were generally trouble free. I have been in Nursing for over 10 years and have been assaulted, verbally and physically getting on for 15 times. The only issue I would have with someone, male or female, going out with a Male Nurse, would be questioning their sanity for doing a job like nursing.

Gee_G

7 7 12 wrote: »

Because they are predominantly female professions...

Would you go out with a girl if she was a mechanic? Plumber? Farmer?

herisson

7 7 12 wrote: »

Because they are predominantly female professions...

Why should that matter? Its just a job.

Would you be turned off a woman because she was a mechanic or a builder?

Miss Lockhart

7 7 12 wrote: »

Because they are predominantly female professions...

And that should matter to me why?

Where To

It would depend how he looks in the short busty uniform and fancy underwear.

Chucken

Strawberry Fields wrote: »

I'd be more concerned that he was a nurse and not a care assistant.
The amount of them they have floating round and they're useless when you need a nurse.

They're 2 different jobs.

Eve_Dublin

7 7 12 wrote: »

Because they are predominantly female professions...

you would swear this was something I just randomly conceived from the darkest evil depths of my mind, unheard of and never been discussed or thought about before

So is teaching. Would you feel the same about him being a teacher?


Nursing must be the toughest job there is. I would genuinely find the idea of a man being a nurse incredibly hot tbh.

Strawberry Fields

Chucken wrote: »

They're 2 different jobs.

yeah but they both do 12 hour shifts in the hospital and it's hard to tell which is which from a sick bed. Easily pass yourself as one to the ladies.

southsiderosie

7 7 12 wrote: »

A friend of mine has just started going out with a male nurse, I'm a bit uneasy with this but alas it's none of my business so can't say anything. What's strange is her last boyfriend was a real GI Joe "tough guy", in the engineer corps of the army. Thoughts / opinions?

LOL, my ex was in the Marines, is into extreme fitness (Tough Mudder, etc), is absolutely friggin GORGEOUS, and is a nurse. He is crazy as a shot rabbit, but that's another story.

One of my aunt's in-laws married an iron worker who later quit and went to nursing school. He absolutely loves it - he told me at Christmas that nobody ever hugged him and said 'thank you' when he worked on construction sites! He is a pediatric nurse and a total goofball, so the kids love him.

I don't see why anyone would be uneasy with this. Teaching primary school is a predominately female job - would you think it was weird if she was dating a third-grade teacher?

Gummy Panda

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

So is teaching. Would you feel the same about him being a teacher?


Nursing must be the toughest job there is. I would genuinely find the idea of a man being a nurse incredibly hot tbh.

You're just thinking of the bed baths

Chucken

Strawberry Fields wrote: »

yeah but they both do 12 hour shifts in the hospital and it's hard to tell which is which from a sick bed. Easily pass yourself as one to the ladies.

efb

i have a really shallow frying pan

Lyaiera

southsiderosie wrote: »

One of my aunt's in-laws married an iron worker who later quit and went to nursing school. He absolutely loves it - he told me at Christmas that nobody ever hugged him and said 'thank you' when he worked on construction sites! He is a pediatric nurse and a total goofball, so the kids love him.

You see, that's sexy as all hell.

So to answer the OP. I wouldn't care.

Eve_Dublin

Gummy Panda wrote: »

You're just thinking of the bed baths

I'm thinking of having a handsome man help me go to the toilet. And pat my brow down with a damp cloth. And change my adult nappy. *Swoon*

CollardGreens

is this one of those sex games related questions cuz if it is then.....

Dozen Wicked Words

To be fair to OP, when I did my training in the mid 90s, my dads friends were still coming out with the same stereotypical nonsense about Male Nurses before I started. Still hear the same thing from time to time from people young enough to know better.

There were gay men on my nursing course, there were also straight men and although it wasn't broadcast, fairly sure there were gay men in my regiment in the army too. I think though, if a man, regardless of his profession is going out with a woman, hes doing so because he wants to, and not because of some kind of cunning denial process.


Focker OUT.

Larianne

Strawberry Fields wrote: »

yeah but they both do 12 hour shifts in the hospital and it's hard to tell which is which from a sick bed. Easily pass yourself as one to the ladies.

You could always, ya know, ask them.

Really don't understand your uneasiness about a male nurse OP. Yes, its not common to see, but making you uneasy? Still don't get it.

Male nurse - could look after me proper when I'm sick/tell me I'm not dying.
Male Hairdresser - free haircuts/styling
Male stylist - free clothes/get to go to fashion shows/free fashion magazines/tell me the latest trends etc.

lou the wrench

dooferoaks drunken honesty is d best :):)

Since I am half píssed, and in a sharing mood.

I was in the British Army for 4 years and they were generally trouble free. I have been in Nursing for over 10 years and have been assaulted, verbally and physically getting on for 15 times. The only issue I would have with someone, male or female, going out with a Male Nurse, would be questioning their sanity for doing a job like nursing.
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