tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post8790756600094879627..comments2023-05-02T09:04:53.315-04:00Comments on Early Retirement the Middle Way : The Good and the CrazyMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421430633168170078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-64734154336438789402009-04-07T09:12:00.000-04:002009-04-07T09:12:00.000-04:00Hi Res!I have a buddy who worked really hard to ge...Hi Res!<BR/><BR/>I have a buddy who worked really hard to get into dental school. When he got there, he found out that half the women in his class were there to meet their future spouses with no intentions of working. <BR/><BR/>Apparently they were very forthright about it and didn't see anything wrong with taking a spot from someone else who does want to practice! <BR/><BR/>They felt that they earned their spot and have families who can pay for it so who cares if they don't practice...<BR/><BR/>(I still shake my head at that one)<BR/><BR/>Hi Money Minder!<BR/><BR/>You are bang on. I don't want to look but I can't help it. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully they will not need to hit bottom to change.<BR/><BR/>Hi Miss M!<BR/><BR/>Oh no! I feel sorry for their kids. <BR/><BR/>Hi Blase!<BR/><BR/>I would like to think that we have some control over some things. Leaving everything up in the air would be too scary!MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421430633168170078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-24257688377522058742009-04-07T05:39:00.000-04:002009-04-07T05:39:00.000-04:00People change..Life is always changing..Nothing st...People change..Life is always changing..Nothing stays the same, etc. Marriage, gotta love it!Blaséhttp://blaseimho.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-59431191338881841702009-04-06T15:33:00.000-04:002009-04-06T15:33:00.000-04:00Ugh, I know couples like this. Sadly these women h...Ugh, I know couples like this. Sadly these women help perpetuate certain stereotypes that the rest of us then have to fight. At my work the women always come back, we've worked too hard to get where we are. I have a friend very similar to the couple you describe. We met in college and even then she was never inclined to use her education or work, she just wanted to be a mom. Well she married a rather uneducated man who actually got a great job and made good money, for awhile. He was laid off last year and hasn't found anything, they are deeply in debt and she is bitter about going back to work to keep their heads above water. I fear divorce is the next stop.Miss Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926161058644761041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-21737261066062749832009-04-04T14:44:00.000-04:002009-04-04T14:44:00.000-04:00Sadly, we know couples like this as well. There is...Sadly, we know couples like this as well. There isn't much you can do. It's like watching a car accident. You know it's happening, but you can't stop it and you can't look away. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully they get conscious before too much damage is done.Money Minderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604880463976988684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-30240073058857224102009-04-04T14:38:00.000-04:002009-04-04T14:38:00.000-04:00I know too many couples who are in the same evil c...I know too many couples who are in the same evil cycle (they have no idea that it's an issue at all). As a friend it's hard to watch them go this route but they will do what they want. One of them is a doctor who went straight to being a stay at home mom after graduation.Reshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939057968184855807noreply@blogger.com