You: Single again. Would you date a lawyer?

[AngryAmish]

Assume that you are interested in dating someone and lawyer was also interested.


Show your work.



(and I'm not trolling for date date. Mrs. AA has instituted a very strict "no datng" policy on me even before our wedding day)

[Lyric]

1. If I were single again? Depends on what kind of lawyer.

A corporate-sucking tax lawyer whose entire job is to find loopholes in environmental laws for oil companies to exploit? Probably not.

A nonprofit family lawyer who's standing up for abused women and kids who can't afford "real" lawyers? Hell yes, in a heartbeat.

All other lawyers--maybe. Just depends on whether they're using their powers for good or for evil. :)

[dawg]

2. I can't imagine why not.

She would probably be smart, liberal, and would make more than me. Win. Win. Win.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

3. NO WAY!

They fucking talk too much.

[rug]

4. If I was single I'd have no choice.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. heck ya! I've known some sexy lady lawyers. And they have money, too!

[Chan790]

6. Me: Single currently. Dates lawyers.

I'm not going to lie...I was raised in the upper class, I have certain lifestyle expectations. Those require money. I'm not ever going to become rich in low-level banking, moonlighting in poli. comm. and activism. That's my calling in life, not the banking, the activism. (Seriously if I had or could find a job doing that professionally...bub-bye bank.)

I find lawyers tend to have those same lifestyle expectations, same ideals and they make the money to afford them. We tend to match well, I need a partner who shares my ideals and is willing to bear the majority of our shared lifestyle cost; those that I have dated really liked the fact that I'm the guy in the street with the bullhorn yelling about poverty and gay-marriage and the environment...things they believe in, things they can't do...like stage sit-ins.

I don't exclusively date lawyers, but I have dated lawyers.

[newcriminal]

7. what lifestyle expectations?

[Chan790]

12. Well,

fancy crap, stupid crap. I grew up with it though. Big house, long exotic vacations, super premium groceries, the "proverbial nice things in life."

[newcriminal]

14. Sorry, but that is not a reason to date someone.

Fancy, stupid crap, super premium groceries? A big house and exotic vacations might be nice, but certainly not a requirement for who someone should date. Please tell me your kidding. I hate to break it to you as well, but the type of lawyer that you say you would date isn't the kind of lawyer that makes all the money to do those things.

[Chan790]

16. I didn't say it was a reason to date them.

I suggested it made us compatible in terms of what we wanted out of life. You know, shared desires are an important part of any relationship. I don't want kids (couldn't have them if I wanted to.) so similar views on lifestyle are pretty much the key thing here.

I date all sorts of people though.

[newcriminal]

18. You seem like a nice person in your other posts on here, so

I'm just going to walk away from this one. Maybe I'm not fully understanding you,and I'm just going to give you the benefit of the doubt on this one.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Ha. I practiced law for 17 years and was dead broke for most of them.

Most lawyers are NOT rich -- just ordinary small business people. And the ones who are rich are probably people you don't want to hang out with.

[S n o w b a l l]

15. Oh my...

:rofl:

You haven't dated many lawyers if that's what you think. Lawyers are regular people too. I know a few...including my brother in law and all his lawyer friends. He's a criminal atty, mostly deals with drug cases and a few murders. He drives a Toyota pick up truck. Comfortable, but certainly not rich. He's super liberal and great person.

[TroglodyteScholar]

13. You know...

...rich people stuff.

[blue neen]

8. Absolutely.

I can't see any reason why not to.

[lost-in-nj]

9. nope

since my divorce I have seen the true side of "my" lawyers....

I know there are some great ones out there......


but ugh these were friggen cut throat.....
I actually had to hold them off at the pass....
told them NO a few times

lost

[smoochpooch]

10. How bout an unemployed lawyer?

Me! :hide:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. I have dated a lawyer. A couple of them, actually.

I have also been a lawyer, and people have dated me.

Some lawyers are wonderful people. Some are assholes. They (we) are just like any other group of people -- you have to look at the individual.

[realisticphish]

17. of course

why not :shrug:

[femmocrat]

20. Watch it! Mother of a lawyer here!

He is happily married to a wonderful woman, however. She earns more than he does! :)

[davidinalameda]

28. hope your other kids turned out better

:evilgrin:

[Digit]

21. NEVER! That has always been my policy.

I have known two women who have been stripped clean of all their worldly belongings after being married to lawyers.

It would be the same for a person in the mob. No offense to mobsters.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. Your brush is a bit broad.

I am a lawyer. I have never stolen a nickel from anybody.

[kwassa]

22. How do you tell if a lawyer is well-hung?

You can't get a finger between the rope and his neck.

[flvegan]

24. I most certainly would.

Dating a lawyer isn't much different than dating one that isn't. If it's that someone detests the profession, well that's fine until you need one I suppose. I think much of the disdain for being in a relationship with an attorney is the worry that any discussion or argument is going to turn into a nightmare of litigious proportions. That's in the personality, not the profession.

[carlyhippy]

25. hmm, is he a rich, successful lawyer? I would say...yeah I would give it a try

As long as he is not a jerk, if he's a smart alec type lawyer, nah I don't need the headaches.

[Luciferous]

26. Sure. A person's occupation doesn't necessarily dictate their character...

[davidinalameda]

27. fuck no

that gives me the creeps thinking about it

I used to be a paralegal-that's why i hate lawyers

[jberryhill]

29. Is there an assumption that lawyers are not DU members?

(deleted - I should be used to this shit by now)

[LiberalAndProud]

31. No kidding.

I'm not a lawyer and I don't think I'm related to one, but I surely appreciate the profession. I shudder to think where we would be without good, conscionable attorneys.

[struggle4progress]

30. Sure: if we seemed compatible, I would date her

[Tuesday Afternoon]

32. yes

lawyers are people, too.

[ZenKitty]

33. wealthy ones at that! Are we not all "people"? BTW...

"are people too" has always struck me as "worthy to live". Sad. We are all children on this planet and should try to encourage..dare I say love one another.

Love is reckless; not reason.

Reason seeks a profit.

Love comes on strong, consuming herself, unabashed. Yet, in the midst of suffering, Love proceeds like a millstone, hard surfaced and straightforward.

Having died of self-interest, she risks everything and asks for nothing.

Love gambles away every gift God bestows.

Without cause God gave us Being; without cause, give it back again. ~~Rumi

[Tuesday Afternoon]

36. Love is a lot of things

if not for Love, then why.

[proteus_lives]

34. Sure.

If she's nice, I don't see how it would bother me.

[cherokeeprogressive]

35. Damn right I would.

Smart people being good lovers and all that...

[Mr. Ected]

37. I'm a lawyer

There's good lawyers, bad lawyers, hateful lawyers, compassionate lawyers. We studied the law for 3 years and passed an exam. Big whoopie. Date the person, not the profession.

[BillStein]

38. I think it would be immoral,

since I am a lawyer. If we let two lawyers date, what's next? man-dog relationships?

[Chan790]

39. I think we've already hit the height of marriage immorality.

I mean Rick Santorum is married.

How are you ever going to top that? :shrug:

[BillStein]

41. I believe the technical term

for a woman like Mrs. Santorum is a "beard"

[supernova]

40. Sure I would

if they were a public defender type, or working in any kind of social justice capacity.

Corporate raider type ? No. I'll pass.

Though, I will say with high achievers of any stripe you run the risk of finding someone for whom you will always be 2nd to their job.

[old mark]

42. Well, I married a lawyer's daughter...that's been going pretty well for

17 1/2 years now...

mark

[Zorra]

43. Sure. Some lawyers I've met are really good people.

Don't know if I'd want to date a corporate lawyer though. Unless he was maybe the attorney for Greenpeace or something like that.

[Roon]

44. Yes I would if they were cute

free legal advice!

[Kali]

45. sure - why not?

it's assholes you want to avoid, not professions

[jobycom]

46. Okay, this is too weird. What did I miss?

Sometimes the Lounge reminds me of going to Catholic Mass as a kid. I could recognize the format, but had no fucking clue what was being said anyway.