re: I hate when I meet a person and they ask what I do for a living

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What? I'd like to know whether a girl I might ask out is a Waffle House waitress or a bartender in a dive vs a pediatrician or accountant.

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And you'll find that out eventually. But the first thing should be "do you like this person?" If the first thing you ask is "Is this someone who I could see myself in a relationship with?" you're doing it wrong.

My wife is from an affluent family and had she made her determination of if we were a good fit based on the fact that I worked an overnight shift at a motel when we met, we wouldn't be married. I no longer work that overnight motel shift, but that is beside the point.

Just because someone is a bad position right now doesn't mean they will be forever. That's not to say give everyone a chance, it's more to say don't try to determine whether or not someone is a good fit based on wherever they are in life. Determine the good fit based off attraction.

If your attraction depends on someone's profession, maybe go see someone.