I met my future wife in medical school. In my class. Started dating in M2, shacked up through M3, moved in together formally in M4. In the preclinical years, we actually studied more together in our circle of friends before we started dating, as I recall. Too much mixing business with pleasure once we got more serious. I think for Step 1 studying we were around each other a lot. After M2 it was much more of a mixed bag. For most rotations we saw each other in the evenings after work, but there was call, and some night float stuff where we would go several days without seeing one another. Much less of an issue during M4 year, which is a pretty great year once you've finished interviewing. It takes work, because you're tired and you still need to read even when you'd rather work on your relationship or just hang out.
But overall I loved it, really helped me maintain my sanity. It's nice to have someone who really understands why you can't just go to the beach or roadtrip or watch a talkie or drink Ecto Cooler or whatever kids are up to these days.
But remember there is an inherent bias because I eventually married her, and knew pretty early on she was marriage material. If your special someone is highly volatile (below the Vicky Mendoza diagonal on the hot/crazy matrix), then my experience contributes nothing to your reality.
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Living with girlfriend during Med School?
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