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Anonymous wrote:So what actually makes the STEM guy so great or "the best" ?

They're not pulling in the big law bank, but they seem to do pretty decently in salaries with annual increase. They're not nearly as unavailable in the home during nights and weekends as physicians and specialists in the medical health field.

What's the catch to marrying a STEM guy and having a family with him?

Wow, you sound pathetic (and pretty shallow). How about stop trying to "catch" someone. Get to know someone.

Learn to read.

I asked what's the catch, as in what's the negative.

I already have a STEM guy in my net. Thanks for playing. Go back to watching your Wheel of Fortune because Jeopardy is obviously too much of a challenge for you.

Anonymous wrote:So what actually makes the STEM guy so great or "the best" ?

They're not pulling in the big law bank, but they seem to do pretty decently in salaries with annual increase. They're not nearly as unavailable in the home during nights and weekends as physicians and specialists in the medical health field.

What's the catch to marrying a STEM guy and having a family with him?

Wow, you sound pathetic (and pretty shallow). How about stop trying to "catch" someone. Get to know someone.

Anonymous wrote:STEM guys don't make BIG LAW money but they tend to have fairly low stress but interesting careers as engineers and such. They have high salaries fresh out of college, pulling in 70k-80k at 23. This can taper off later, but gives them a great headstart as they build their lives and have enough $$ to propose at like, 25. Great pick for a young woman looking to marry.

H They can also make bank if they aren't socially awkward and angle for leadership and management positions at their company.

That salary out of college is more likely for engineers but not scientists, at last not in biology. They have to go through Ph.D. And often post doc, and then right out of the gate even when entering industry they can lowball you because they know you've been working for peanuts. My husband was 33 before landing his first non academic job and it paid in the 60s.

STEM guys don't make BIG LAW money but they tend to have fairly low stress but interesting careers as engineers and such. They have high salaries fresh out of college, pulling in 70k-80k at 23. This can taper off later, but gives them a great headstart as they build their lives and have enough $$ to propose at like, 25. Great pick for a young woman looking to marry.

They can also make bank if they aren't socially awkward and angle for leadership and management positions at their company.

Yes,, great husband and great father. Really flexible job. 40 hours a week, can't take work home. If he needs a day off, leave early, go in late, no problem.

Anonymous wrote:STEM guys are THE BEST.

They tend to be late bloomers so they are not cocky. They're super smart and hard working but also laid back and chill.

This, absolutely. My husband is a hot nerd who was a very late bloomer. Now that he is in his early 30s he is actually much better looking than when we first met. He has no idea how attractive he is. Plus he's interesting and a great dad. He is in a low paying STEM field so I guess many on here would consider that a drawback, but his career is starting to take off and I make a solid salary too. More than he does, which we laugh about because he has far more marketable skills. That's the other perk, he doesn't take himself or anything too seriously and he is a true feminist in the way he has supported my career.

So what actually makes the STEM guy so great or "the best" ?

They're not pulling in the big law bank, but they seem to do pretty decently in salaries with annual increase. They're not nearly as unavailable in the home during nights and weekends as physicians and specialists in the medical health field.

What's the catch to marrying a STEM guy and having a family with him?

STEM guys are THE BEST.

They tend to be late bloomers so they are not cocky. They're super smart and hard working but also laid back and chill.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband's an engineer, and he's pretty rad.

Mine is an engineer in a specialty field & he over analyzes everything, but otherwise he's great.

Same here. One question and the answer becomes a book.

Great husband, great father, excessive natural energy so he's fun. And funny.

They're super in the sack, too. Every one of them is hung like a gorilla.

Anonymous wrote:My husband's an engineer, and he's pretty rad.

Mine is an engineer in a specialty field & he over analyzes everything, but otherwise he's great.

Mine's ok, but we sold out and are government workers now. In grad school, tbh most of the professors and post docs I knew were married to the lab and negligent at home. It's less about the stem personality type, in my mind and more avout what job you're in. It takes everything to be a successful professor. Just a scientist/engineer, whatever.

My husband's an engineer, and he's pretty rad.

Hell, yes. Sweet nerds are the best. Great at home, and making good money doesn't hurt. Mine is glorious. IT tech geek.

In light of the other post about spouses and their professions, one I haven't seen mention yet are the STEM husbands and fathers. Care to weigh in?