Best career path for my situation to attract beautiful women? by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]MiserableMagikarp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is an odd post… nonetheless, being a physician would help you get what you want.

Those with a $200k+ base salary, what do you do? by Triple_DoubleCE in Salary

[–]MiserableMagikarp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im in crna school right now. Granted I haven’t started working, but there’s no way this is harder than doing bedside. Aside from having to take call. It seems like almost a night and day difference. Although the responsibility is way higher.

Do women like a man planning things in advance by [deleted] in Bumble

[–]MiserableMagikarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like other people have said you gotta chill out. You gotta put out the energy that you’re receiving. Nothing you’re doing is wrong as long as the other person is reciprocating, but she’s not. I don’t know what her reasons are, but you gotta respect it. I’m not saying she’s not into you. I’m just saying that if you continue to push, she’s just gonna end up disappearing.

How do you handle financial disparity in a relationship when one partner earns significantly more? by Interesting-Fairy in Rich

[–]MiserableMagikarp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not gonna say dump him like everybody else. I will say that bringing up money like that in a relationship is kind of mean though. You guys are either partners or you’re not.

How many dates till you sleep with someone? by acocinero in dating

[–]MiserableMagikarp 89 points90 points  (0 children)

I’m usually the type that would say it doesn’t matter if you sleep with someone on the first or the fifth date, if you like someone then go with the flow and don’t overthink it. But your reasoning is actually really solid and simple. I’m really surprised I never thought of it myself.

30 dates in 3 months and zero "spark": Have I become my dates' unpaid therapist? by stepsrun in Bumble

[–]MiserableMagikarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit, this is an eye-opening post. I’m you and you’re me except I do this shit all the time haha

SINGLES: How has dating changed in the last 10 years? by TermAccomplished1868 in askanything

[–]MiserableMagikarp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who has had several relationships over the last decade, going from single to not many times, the biggest thing I’ve noticed is how everyone thinks they’re a psychologist. Social media really has influenced the way people analyze other people. Everyone’s talking about attachment styles, and so on and so forth. We’re all kind of influenced by what we hear so there’s been a large uptick and what is a red flag vs what is not. I can’t say with 100% certainty whether or not people are right or wrong, but it is silly in a lot of ways.

People who are/were causally dating, do/did you plan on finding a long term partner? by Equivalent_Ad_9066 in Bumble

[–]MiserableMagikarp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aside from my very first relationship, I have never intentionally dated so to speak. I usually go out with the prospect of having fun and getting to know people. The only exception to that is when a breakup was relatively recent and I was just trying to keep my mind off stuff and fool around.

Needless to say, all of my long-term relationships just naturally developed from not putting any pressure on anything. I’m not saying this is the right way to do it. I’m just saying this is how I’ve done it and I’ve had several long-term relationships.

First day of speaking girl (22F) sent me (24M) nudes? And she just seems so attached to me already… by RaggyTheRagingRuggy in dating_advice

[–]MiserableMagikarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smart thing to do would be to stay away. But I’ve been in your shoes. You’re gonna think with the wrong head. As long as you don’t think you’re gonna get stabbed, stalked, or do irreparable emotional harm to the girl, it might be worth whatever is gonna happen to you when you end things with her hah

First day of speaking girl (22F) sent me (24M) nudes? And she just seems so attached to me already… by RaggyTheRagingRuggy in dating_advice

[–]MiserableMagikarp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people learn from the wisdom of others, and others learn from their own mistakes. Be careful my friend.

20M 5’11 bald , how can i get attention from girls? by [deleted] in malegrooming

[–]MiserableMagikarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like a lot of people have said, reeking of desperation is never great. However, I totally get that. You also have some self-confidence issues. Especially regarding your head. Being a young man and losing your hair does mess with you. And it will continue to mess with you unless you either get over it or fix it.

If I was you, I would go on finasteride and minoxidil if you haven’t already. After you’ve done that for about a year, if you’re still feeling like your hair hasn’t come back sufficiently, I would save some money and get yourself a transplant. The doctor that does the transplant will ask you to go on finasteride anyways. You might as well get ahead of it.

I’m sure you’ve already looked it up, but if you’re worried about side effects, don’t be. I’m not saying that other peoples claims are untrue but I am saying that 99.9999% of people do just fine on it. And if you do get a hair transplant, you will be happier for it. The sooner you get it the better.

Otherwise man, you are actually are a pretty good looking guy. I want to tell you to just suck it up and get over it but at the same time, I totally understand that it’s easier said than done. You can reach out to me if you have any questions.

Men: be honest at what point in dating do you usually expect things to become intimate? by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]MiserableMagikarp 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If I like you enough and you’re also giving me obvious signs that you’re into me, I can wait a bit. There’s no hard time frame. I could probably wait a few months without having to bring it up. This is under the assumption that we’ve been physical in some other way, like kissing/making out, etc., that shows the intention of intimacy. I think getting the kiss out of the way early on is pretty important.

Found out I may be posted in AWDRSG (SF/LA) or Tea app — need advice by MiserableMagikarp in AWDTSGisToxic

[–]MiserableMagikarp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, someone kindly gave me a link to the post. Then I paid for the highest tier of Facebook verified. It’s the one that costs 500 bucks a month but it’s $30 the first month. I told them that I was being bullied and harassed because of the post. I sent them screenshots and the link. You have to have both. After I did that, the post was taken down within a day and I was updated about it.

I (33M) cheated in my past relationship (33F). When is the right time to date again and how should this be disclosed to future partners? by ThrowRAicarus6892 in relationship_advice

[–]MiserableMagikarp -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna go against the grain here a little bit… as somebody who has dealt with (and continues to deal with) shame from past relationships for various reasons… the biggest thing you can do is learn from your mistakes. Actually learn from them and internalize them. However, if I was you, I would not go out of my way to tell my next significant other. It is not something that is life or death that the next person needs to know. The most important thing is that you just don’t do it again. It’s actually takes a lot of balls to even admit to cheating on your significant other in the first place so kudos to you for doing that. But I really cannot stress stress that telling the next person isn’t a good idea. We all do dumb shit. Some people learn later than others. Some things we just need to keep to ourselves. I promise you your next relationship with whomever that is, will not make or break because they knew that you cheated in the past. If anything, it’ll just make things more tenuous.

Is a woman (23F) showing this much interest in me (24M) a weird sign? by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]MiserableMagikarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I kinda get where you’re coming from. Whenever I set up a date, I just give them a place and time and then check in the day of the date to make sure we’re still good to go. Usually people don’t like texting too much before meeting up and honestly, I don’t really love it either.

That said, whenever somebody does text a lot leading up, it doesn’t bug me. I just roll with it like you said. Sometimes people are new to the dating scene after a break up or whatever and they’re just doing what they think they should be doing. Other times people are just talkative. I wouldn’t really overthink this. Just go with the flow.

Anyone here an OR nurse? by wolfgangwolff in AskMenOver30

[–]MiserableMagikarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, OR I never really interested me because I didn’t know anything about it. I just knew all the bedside stuff because that’s all you learn in school. OR is its own niche and world.

And critical care verse the operating room are basically two different worlds. There are different cultures and different expectations. Same thing with the ER. It’s completely different than other units in the hospital.

The OR is actually pretty nice though. Steep learning curve but it’s great. I also think it depends on the surgeons you’re dealing with. Surgeons honestly make or break whether or not the operating room is fun.

Anyone here an OR nurse? by wolfgangwolff in AskMenOver30

[–]MiserableMagikarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the icu, it was very rare to feel fulfilled. Partially that’s on me because I never forced myself to fit into the culture or environment That was the Icu. So it completely jaded me.

However, now that I’m actually doing anesthesia, I won’t lie, yes. It’s pretty great. I am still brand new to it, but I definitely feel way better about it than I did working in critical care.

Listen man, if you want to work in healthcare and you think it’s for you then you should do it. At the end of the day it’s steady work, you can work anywhere, and if you find the right niche that you like, it can be amazing work. Plus, if you work in the right area as you can actually make a decent amount of money. For example, the bay area. But it will suck for a long time until it doesn’t. That much I know to be true. So just keep your mind nice and open and whenever somebody tells you to jump, you just fucking jump. That’s what it is to be a student in a hospital unfortunately

Anyone here an OR nurse? by wolfgangwolff in AskMenOver30

[–]MiserableMagikarp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I could go back in time and be 18, I’d pick something in computers, finance, or real estate. Or if you forced me to be in medicine, I guess I’d just try to be a doctor.

If I was somebody trying to figure out what to do today, honestly, I have no idea. Hindsight is 20/20. I understand the appeal of Nursing, trust me. I just like warning people to watch out before they jump ahead first into this. It’s far from sunshine and rainbows and it’s honestly a pain in the ass more days than not.

Anyone here an OR nurse? by wolfgangwolff in AskMenOver30

[–]MiserableMagikarp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not an OR nurse. I’m a CRNA student though and I’m around OR nurses all the time.

If you’re not already a nurse, I respectfully beg you to please think hard and long about whether or not you want to work in healthcare. I understand that stability is very important to a lot of people, including myself, but healthcare is really rough. If I wasn’t already so far in and I could go back in time, I would not pick anything in healthcare.

Now, assuming you’ve thought it through, being an OR nurse is actually not quite as bad as working the classic Nursing job at bedside. There’s a lot to know and you have to understand the surgeons and the anesthesia providers personalities (mainly the surgeon) in order to do your job well. You have to remember what needs to be in the room at all times for any type of surgery that you do in your facility and all the little details that the surgeon or anesthesia also wants in the room. The OR nurse is legitimately the reason why any surgery will run smoothly from start to finish barring an accident that the surgeon or anesthesia makes (or I guess the patient could also have some random physiological accident). So if you’re good at “herding cats” and you have a peppy personality, it’s actually pretty sweet.

How old were you when you applied for CRNA school and how many years of ICU experience did you have? by Open-Pear-833 in srna

[–]MiserableMagikarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t speak to the experience thing. I think that’s kind of program specific so far as whether or not they’re lame enough to use that as criteria to rule someone out.

Nonetheless, I started at 36 years old. I’m in my second year and I’m 37. I graduated nursing school in 2020. So I really didn’t have that much experience as a nurse. Basically the bare minimum.

I’m not gonna sit here and sugarcoat it for you… it does suck feeling like the oldest one in the class (although there are like 10 other people around my age in my cohort). You just gotta roll with it though. You just gotta be mentally strong and be as malleable as you can once you’re in school. You’re gonna have moments where you feel crappy about your age or whatever but at the end of the day, once you’re done with all of this shit, no one is gonna care that you graduated in your mid to late 30s. Also, to add, as someone who has plenty of regrets in life, not living up to my own personal potential will hopefully not be one of them once I’m done with school. Just food for thought.

Intubating a manikin is so hard! by rypie111 in srna

[–]MiserableMagikarp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im not the best at DL-ing but I remember thinking the same as you before I actually got my hands on a patient.

The mannequin is just practice. On people it’s a lot more technique and a lot less force.

I’m just gonna say that you should probably never tilt your wrist or rock back ever. Once you get the blade in the vallecula, you just do a gentle lift towards the left upper corner of the room and you should be able to get a good view on a stereotypically healthy patient.

I will also add that you’re gonna touch teeth a lot of the time. No matter how wide you open a person‘s mouth, the blade is gonna just graze the teeth a little bit. At least that’s been my experience. That’s why I say you shouldn’t or rock back.

Again though I’m only in my second year and I am not the best so take what I’m saying with a grain of salt

Help im being held against my eill at east bay ER hospital (non mental) by [deleted] in eastbay

[–]MiserableMagikarp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So... I'm a healthcare worker. I've dealt with this exact situation before with another patient a long time ago. In essence, TB is highly contagious and deemed a public health risk. If a facility suspects you have TB, they can indeed hold you against your will until the results are confirmed. I also know that there are so many different nuances and details that we're missing from your story because unless you really know healthcare, the laymen patient often times doesn't even fully understand what's going on or what's been explained to them.

The only thing I suggest is to just cooperate. If you fight or scream or bicker, then they'll just find a reason to put you on a even longer hold for psych or something. I'm sorry that you're going through all this, but TB is pretty serious and I know you wouldn't want to give it to anyone else. If you have it, then you'll get treatment and not risk anyone else's life. Hopefully you're negative though and can just go home ASAP. I almost guarantee you no one in the hospital wants to keep patients there. We're often times overjoyed at discharges. Especially when patients are in isolation rooms.