Out of place

By wowthanks - 11/01/2013 19:37 - United States - Baldwin Park

Today, I was asked out by a friend of mine. He's a doctor and works at a prestigious hospital, so thinking we would eat somewhere special, I got all dressed up. We ended up eating at his hospital's cafeteria, because he gets a small employee discount. FML
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williamcarter93 13

Well you might think he would take you somewhere special, but just because he didn't doesn't make him a bad person. There won't be fancy dining and wining all the time. Is he a resident on a smaller salary or fully licensed already? Maybe the man had to be on call later so he couldn't put all the juice into it he wanted to. You never know.

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slayertack 19

I'm sure he has a shitload of medical school student loans to pay off.

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HanaFML 10

Just because someone is a doctor, doesn't mean they have lots of money to throw on expensive restaurants, etc. Doctors have loans to pay for medical school.

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cradle6 13

Well if he's an intern or a resident he's not making much money anyway.

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thentaniasaid 20

It was still a date though, wasn't it? :)

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SirTiggerEsq 16

Well, you can still turn this into an amazing dining experience - grab an IV bag and put wine in it. You'll end up with the portable, one litre sippy cup of your dreams.

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kobelstone23 13

Hey, that hospital food is good....and covered with death and medicine but good.

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panda_lou 11

Well you shouldn't assume someone's dining preferences based on their paycheck. YDI on that front. Since he asked you out any man with common sense knows that a date involves avoiding fast food and cafeterias. At least once you get out of school anyways. FYL on that.

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frontmanmike 14

You sound bitchy. Sorry, OP, but he may have been on call, doctors rarely have full days off. Furthermore, he trusted you enough to want to show you off at work. Get the bitch stick out of your ass and stop assuming. Guys fall for the girl who rolls with things and doesn't complicate his life with unnecessary drama like this.

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gracehi 31

Why would he schedule a date when he's on call? And expecting a better first date than a trip to a hospital cafeteria doesn't make her a bitch. Geez.

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caitiebug1119 15

19 just said doctors rarely have full days off. It could have been months before the guy had a full day off. He probably scheduled it when he was least likely to be called in and crossed his fingers that he wouldn't need to be called in.

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gracehi 31

So doctors hang around their hospital all the time and take all their dates there? Just in case they have to go to work? That doesn't make sense. I have a job that requires me to be on call a lot too, but guess what? I have a social life on days when I'm on call. I just don't make plans outside of town, and politely excuse myself if I get called in. I find it hard to believe there isn't a single decent restaurant near the hospital. This guy clearly just has no idea how to woo a lady.

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abceasyas123abc 12

That's ridiculous. I'm a junior doctor, have medical school debt and have very few days off but there's no way a date in a hospital cafeteria is okay for a first date.

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DarkJediLove 19

He is being smart by protecting himself and weeding out any gold diggers.

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perdix 29

You stupid cu. . ., uh, dunce! Did it occur to you that he might not be free to leave the hospital, but he wanted to spend some time with you? Suck it up, toots, and eat there with gusto! Play your cards right and you might end up with access to his income, free health care and plenty of drugs.

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theycallmekitty 13

That's true but I think he should have at least warned her and explained ahead of time that he was on call.

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perdix 29

#23, that would have been the right way to handle it. I once dated a pediatric resident, I would have been happy to eat with her at the hospital cafeteria. Yeah, I realize there was little chance for post-dinner sex, unless some patient thoughtfully croaked to free up some bed space ;)

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