Which jobs would attract you to a partner?

Gosh I couldn’t disagree with you more!

Of COURSE certain personality types are drawn to certain jobs or sectors. Your job can shape who you interact with, what kind of place you want or have to live in (urban, rural), what’s important to you in life (service? Money? Experiences? To have no stress? To be challenged daily or ideally never?!)

I work in an industry which is completely incestuous and stereotyped as attracting a certain type of person. And do you know what? It’s completely true. I’m one of them and they’re all my type of people and my job is pretty much my life, by accident, because we all hang out and marry each other etc 🤣

a lusty farmer

failing this, I would consider any of these candidates

lusty horse breeder
lusty horticulturalist
lusty botanist
lusty garden designer
lusty architect
lustful designer (of the Terence Conran milieu)
lusty travel writer (of the Michael Palin type)
lusted after travel writer (of the Michael Woods only type)

Any kind of craftsman - joiners, cabinet makers, stonemasons, that kind of thing
Editor
Copywriter
Gardener
Handyman
Barrister
Architect
Vet
Graphic designer
Museum/gallery curator
Academic (arts and humanities)
Biologist
Librarian
Journalist (no, not the Daily Mail type of journalist)
Media relations/communications/campaigns type jobs
Archaeologist
Pathologist
Tree surgeon

Not true of my DH, data analyst and loves to laugh.

My husband was a lecturer.
A biker. Intelligent.
A traveller.
Great at DIY.
Loving .. kind .. caring..
Great husband and Dad.

That was obviously shit hot with a Spreadsheet

Although my current attention to detail may suggest otherwise.

I'll have you know that I'm both shit hot with a totally hilarious!

I always had an idea that people who work well with spreadsheets and data analysis were a bit humourless and likely to miss the point of jokes....

Could be wrong, of course.

Well I wouldn't pick another accountant. He leaves his pants on the floor and picks his feet. He's quite a good cook but he's not that good with money. I defo wouldn't have another one.

Are cannabis farmer's feet better?

ps. a vet!

As I understand it, OP...

Your job - pretty much the one activity most of us will spend the most time on throughout our lives - tells you nothing AT ALL about a partner except their salary.

But a lighthearted thread you spent all of 60 secs composing can accurately predict both your maturity levels and how lonely you are going to be in life

My husband is a doctor. Can’t bear to talk about work when he’s home and very glad he’s not married to a medic so we can’t talk shop. In fact, he’s so done in he doesn’t talk much at all!

I don't agree with having a "checklist" for finding a partner. Shows a great degree of immaturity.

I know it’s a lighthearted thread but if OPs dream man is a weed grower I think she’s pretty immature regardless 🙄

I completely agree with your first paragraph.

I disagree that a job doesn't tell you any more than what someone's salary might be. My husband has a job that only someone with high intelligence and analytical skills could do. So if I was looking for a potential partner, if they had his job that would tell me an awful lot about him.

Anything that needs a hard hat and a tool belt. Or a cowboy (stetson and holster).

Correct

Nonsense. A job says a lot about your interests, talents, levels of education etc. And I want someone who loves what they do, whatever it is, or uses a job to pay the bills to fund whatever it is they love to do, like a novelist friend who pays the bills and clears himself a good chunk of writing time by being a postman.

you can’t seriously believe that all a persons job tells you about them is their salary. Even that’s not true!

A job can INDICATE a lot of things that are important to me. Level of education, general interests, ability to dedicate themselves to an area of study or expertise, indication of the lifestyle they want, just for a start…

I guarantee you have some sort of checklist for a partner, even if you don’t know it!

Barrister/Judge
Surgeon
Architect
Electrician/Plumber
Admiral

I don't really have a particular checklist, but I think I'd be put off by tradespeople, footballers, any traditional ultra-masculine type jobs - but that's more because I'm not attracted to that sort of bloke anyway.

Aside from that, as long as he was committed to what he was doing and it was relatively secure income, I'd be happy. It's the passion and drive that are important to me.

None really. I listed a couple of jobs on the other thread that I would find off putting for practical reasons, but I don't have any specific jobs that would make someone more attractive to me.

Skilled trade
Animal welfare
Grass roots in the charity sector

Did you miss the part where the OP said 'light-hearted of course', or did you just choose to ignore it?

You must be very exhausting company if you take everything this seriously.

I lived with a plumber. He did zero plumbing in our home (and it needed it!). He also had a lot of pain in his knees and back in his late 40s, so would probably have had a completed knackered body by 60! For that reason, no trades for me!

My pick would be a judge or a doctor, due to the fact I think I could have really interesting conversations with them. Good conversation is no1 on my list when it comes to a partner.

Cannabis Farmer 🤣

Pre DH and never ever as a partner, but for a one off shag: an airline pilot. 😋