[Petwrenny]

Entry level lawyering tends to suck (not for those who are at the top of their class of course) but my impression was that after a few years most lawyers were doing relatively well.

[MaraReenece]

I would not consider that to be relatively well. As an fyi, everybody I know with a Jd is making 160+ (living in nyc). That is relatively well, though not spectacular.

[BrainTop]

I didn't say he did, but imo 160 in nyc is ~100 in rural Georgia

[bF8CCmmr]

So Imran confides in us that he just ended a long-term relationship with his former fiancee and KH thinks it appropriate to start calling him poor?

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So Imran confides in us that he just ended a long-term relationship with his former fiancee and KH thinks it appropriate to start calling him poor?

Yes. That's what I'm getting from this.

(I saw it on FB as well, but I didn't feel as if I knew Imran enough to comment about it).

[proslaviy]

I was somewhat shocked when I saw it had happened on your wall, given that you seemed so happy together for quite a while.

I would be wary of buying any durable goods with the money I viewed as "saved" from the breakup. It would have the potential to serve as a reminder every time you used it perhaps. Kinda like if you carried the engagement ring around with you or something like that. (Though maybe this is a good thing. Next time a 20 yo gives you her number you will remember the potential problems there while entering it into your contacts lists?)

Net and I have a ton of differences. The biggest is religion, but for me it's not an issue at all and for her doesn't seem to be a deal breaker. The maturity level definitely is in her favor though in our case...

Well, you know... on Facebook you tend not to air all of your dirty laundry . There was also the fact that when we aired disagreements, I felt like "great we worked that out" and she was like "OMG, we had another disagreement - can't we agree on anything!!1!"

Differences are one thing, of course. Having little to no common interests making the conversation a bit boring is another.

Aren't you a lawyer with 5+ years of experience? Why are you so poor?

There is someone on this site who doesn't know I work for the US government?

[Ltftujkg]

Oh, um... speaking of parents... they just called me. After 2 years of not speaking. They heard about the broken engagement and wanted to make sure I'm ok (which I am). They want to come down and see me and I they still know I'm a Christian, but they miss me and want to come down right away (easier since apparently my dad retired since the last time I spoke to them).

I'm still in happy shock

[Sanremogirl]

Well, you know... on Facebook you tend not to air all of your dirty laundry . There was also the fact that when we aired disagreements, I felt like "great we worked that out" and she was like "OMG, we had another disagreement - can't we agree on anything!!1!"

Differences are one thing, of course. Having little to no common interests making the conversation a bit boring is another.

Perfectly understandable. There's always going to be some deal breakers.

[Tic Tac Took]

Blessings in disquise

[replicaypu]

Yes. That's what I'm getting from this.

(I saw it on FB as well, but I didn't feel as if I knew Imran enough to comment about it).

Neither did I; when he posts it on poly though, I consider it fair game.

[SantaClaus]

Dude, he was dating a ****ing 22 year old. Sorry if I can't take that seriously.

Um ... weren't you (and presumably your wife) roughly that age when you got married?

[G778G9P0]

I was under the impression you were roughly ~30 and got married ~2005 (though I'm very fuzzy on that date, just remember it was quite a while ago...)

[gWhya5ct]

Entry level lawyering tends to suck (not for those who are at the top of their class of course) You really just have no idea what you are talking about.

I would not consider that to be relatively well. As an fyi, everybody I know with a Jd is making 160+ (living in nyc). That is relatively well, though not spectacular. If your friends tell you they are enjoying being biglaw associates (especially in new york) they are either lying or really, really uninteresting people. When they are counseled out their salaries will crash.

[Luisabens]

The two lawyers I know earn plenty, but a lot of that goes to student loans

And probably stupid **** that reminds them that they're lawyers.

[chuecaloversvvp]

If I had to pick a poster I would never work as a butler for, it would be you.

[Grizli]

[SeftyJokipl]

A friend of mine did that but they did not pay off his loans. It was Marines. I'm pretty sure they don't pay off the loans anymore, or maybe that's just Marines. He likes his life far more than any biglaw associate I ever knew ever did.