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“Lawyers should never marry other lawyers. This is called in-breeding; from this comes idiot children… and other lawyers.”
~ Adam’s Rib
Mr. Jasmine and I are both lawyers. We also have numerous lawyer friends who are married to other lawyers. Somehow, strangely enough, lawyers seem to attract other lawyers!
There are some advantages to being engaged/married to someone of the same profession. We understand the particular demands and challenges of our jobs. I can come to him with a legal quandary I’m puzzling over and we can brainstorm together (or, more frequently, he can shrug at me and go “errrr… huh?”). Plus, we get to attend networking and continuing education events together. The disadvantages? There is a lot of law talk! And woe is the one who pulls out a legal term during an argument! But overall, I think it’s great that we’re in the same line of work– it’s just one extra thing that brings us closer together.
Do you have the same profession as your significant other? What are some of the pros/cons? Or do you enjoy having a different profession from him/her?
Engineer and a speech pathologist… 
Great combination. He helps me fix stuff and I help him communicate.
My dad’s a lawyer… I had to sign a lot of contracts growing up i.e. for driving etc..
Yup - we’re both lawyers too! and his dad is a judge and his brother is a lawyer - so yeah, lots of lawyers will be at our wedding.
i think it is because so many people meet in graduate school, it’s about that time that people settle down. I met my fiance in law school, and the match-ups from school are numerous - I can count at least ten couples that are still together and we’re a few years out!
we’re both in the blogging world. it’s a pro because we can talk about work with each other, but it’s a con because we talk about work way too much.
Neuroscientist and psychologist…one’s interested in the mechanism, the other in the outcome. : )
We’re similar, but not the same thing. Fiance is finishing up medical school and heading into radiology; I’m a medicinal chemist working towards my Ph.D. in oncology. We do totally different things, but they are both science based. I think more than having similar background, it’s much more helpful that we both work L-O-N-G hours. 70 hours is a short week for either of us. I’ve said many times that I don’t think I could be with someone who worked a 9-5 M-F job with all that free time — I really just don’t think it would work.
we met at work - but he has since moved on to finance and I work in insurance
another lawyer and lawyer. we both are good at arguing disadvantage: we both want to win 
his whole family is in medicine while i’m a banker. major snoozefest for me during some dinner conversations. i don’t mind though, i like that he has no clue about what i do and i have no clue about what he does.
FI and I met at work, both in Banking. But I work in Corporate Real Estate / Space Management, and he works in Bank Secrecy and Anti Money Laundering Laws (he’s an attorney) . . . neither of us know anything about actual banking how to’s (except to manage our own check books :)) which is pretty funny because people always ask us about current rates and savings and the # 1 question without fail is “Are you a Teller? What branch?”.
My fiance and I met at work. He’s an animator and I’m a producer. We don’t really work together often any more, but it’s great to have the same passion for animation and art. We also work within two different ends of the industry, which can be dangerous (it’s my job to nag the artists and keep them on schedule/budget), but usually I think it gives us both great perspective on things. We love working together when we get the chance because we both totally get each other.
We’re both in church work - I work in the church with youth and families, but he works at a church camp, which is much more demanding. I never ever thought that I’d marry someone who works in the church - I think I was so dead set on trying to find someone with that 9-5 M-F schedule that I completely tried to look over people going for that line of work.
Pros - we have a great appreciation for the seriousness of our work - and of course, we understand the long hours and everything.
Cons - I get so sick of hearing about camp! I’m sure he feels the same way about the church stuff…but seriously! When it’s all you do, it’s automatically all you talk about…
We actually started in very different fields in school (him math, and me in public health), and now we’re in kind of similar professions, since he’s in health insurance now and I’m in health economics. I think it’s nice to have an idea of what the other is talking about!
i’m a lawyer and my FI is a cardiologist. we have very little interest in each other’s work - which is great because i hate talking about work outside of work!
My fiance and I both went to college for Illustration, and he’s currently getting his Masters in Graphic Design, and I am currently employed as a graphic designer.
Generally I absolutely love having the same profession as him. We are able to critique each others work and get advice when needed. The only thing that is a drawback is that in the freelance illustration world, we are essentially competing against each other. We do have very different styles though, which is a good thing.
I’m a meteorologist and FI is a pilot…works out really well because we don’t do that same exact thing but can relate to each other’s jobs!
the bf is finishing his degree in psychology and does web design. i’m in marketing so they’re kinda connected.
though he has tried to use is psychology-mumbo jumbo on me to no avail. lol. i defy logic sometimes.
This post cracks me up!
Lawyer & Computer Scientist = a winning combination! He can’t stand when I throw out legal terms!
My New Husband and I both work in local tv news. on one hand its great because we both have the same weird schedule. On the other had we talk about work and people at work WAY too much!!
Rachel, you crack me up! All the engineers I’ve met could use a speach pathologist!
My boss is a university professor and his wife is a college vice president. Their ceremony was the most intellectual one I’ve ever heard. But I’m glad they found each other because she’s probably the only person who understands why he takes on so many projects for the university.
law student and engineer…it’s great because we can learn about new topics from each other, and he can give me a completely different perspective when i’m hung up on something that can be solved with regular common sense, as opposed to stupid legal terms.
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Mrs. Jasmine, Chicago/LA Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Attorney Engagement Date: March 24, 2007 Wedding Date: June 7, 2008 Blogging Since: September 20, 2007 Venue: Hotel on the westside of Los Angeles About Me: I'm a happy-go-lucky, imaginative spirit trapped in the body of a lawyer. I love reading, shopping, dining out, and exploring my beloved adopted city of Chicago with my fiance. We're planning the wedding of our dreams in my hometown of Los Angeles and we're excited to incorporate our cherished Indian/Pakistani customs and traditions.
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