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[quote=Anonymous]This is a really weird question to me (are you going to decide no to marry based on his career?) but I'll bite.

DH is a professor and his profession influences our relationship minimally. He goes through periods where work in very stressful (submitting a big grant, qualifying for tenure) but has prioritized family life so typically leaves early for work and gets home by 5:30 unless something major is going on. While he works a lot, his schedule is very flexible so he's able to help with sick kids, school closings, etc. our friends are a mix of colleagues from both our respective careers, grad school, plus neighbors and people we've befriended from our kids schools..

We have a relatively low HHI ($150k) given our credentials, but that's also due to my choice of career. We're not saving much now with kids in daycare, but we make do. One of the biggest downsides is the tight job market - we were pretty much prepared to move anywhere for a tenure-track position, and if he decides to switch in the future, our geographic options will likely be very limiting.

Teaching is a minor component of his job but yeah, makes him seem sexy. [/quote]

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