u/jmeza10

I always heard about the family events, birthday parties, and other functions that would have to be sacrificed when going into medicine but it never really hit me until recently.

I'm a 29 y/o nontrad and just applied (and may most likely have to reapply, but that's beside the point) to med school last cycle. I've also been dating this incredible girl (30 y/o)- absolutely gorgeous, classy, super caring, and incredibly fun to be with. Someone I could truly see spending the rest of my life with. The topic of children came up and I was stubbornly adamant about not having kids within the next 4 years due to med school. Unfortunately that was a deal breaker for her and we've since split up.

This situation has really made me question the rigidity of my life timeline, especially when it comes to my pursuit of medicine and how I want it to shape my life. I think I've since changed my opinion and believe that since medicine already takes so much from us, we at least deserve our own autonomy when it comes to our personal lives so I've decided that my personal life is something that now takes priority and medicine is just going to fit into it.

So I ask you all, do you feel like you fit medicine into your life or do you feel like you keep your pursuit of medicine as your #1 priority and let your life fall into place around it?

I've always heard about the family events, birthday parties, and other functions that would have to be sacrificed when going into medicine but it never really hit me until recently.

I'm a 29 y/o nontrad and just applied (and may most likely have to reapply, but that's beside the point) to med school last cycle. I've also been dating this incredible girl (30 y/o)- absolutely gorgeous, classy, super caring, and incredibly fun to be with. Someone I could truly see spending the rest of my life with. The topic of children came up and I was stubbornly adamant about not having kids within the next 4-5 years due to med school. Unfortunately that was a deal breaker for her and we've since split up.

This situation has really made me question the rigidity of my life timeline, especially when it comes to my pursuit of medicine and how I want it to shape my life. I think I've since changed my opinion and believe that since medicine already takes so much from us, we at least deserve our own autonomy when it comes to our personal lives so I've decided that my personal life is something that now takes priority and medicine is just going to fit into it.

So I ask you all, do you feel like you fit medicine into your life or do you feel like you keep your pursuit of medicine as your #1 priority and let your life fall into place around it?