I Now Pronounce You Mr. And Dr. Elk

Today is a really big day!!! No, its not my wedding dayits my graduation day!

About four years ago I couldnt even imagine this day would ever come, but here I am about to walk across a stage and become a doctor! It is really exciting, and Im so glad that Mr. Elk has been there with me this entire time.

Becoming a real doctor has brought to the forefront a lot of grownup issues that Mr. Elk and I have needed to consider as we move forward in our lives together. For one, we will be moving to a new city tomorrow, less than a week before our wedding, so that I can start my residency in pediatrics. This means that Mr. Elk had to sacrifice his cushy job in Syracuse to find something new in our soon-to-be home, Connecticut. I wouldnt say we had to decide whos career was more important, but his sacrifice is something I will always be grateful for, and I understand it was really difficult for him. And just weeks after we start life as a married couple, I will begin my job, which means 80-plus-hour work weeks for most of our first year of marriageI know this could put a strain on any marriage, especially a new one.

Moreover, medical school is expensive. I am leaving with just under $200,000 in debt, and Mr. Elk will have to help me pay this debt off, which apparently on average takes about 10 years. And once we have finally payed off my debt and Ive completed my training, I will be the primary breadwinner of the household. Now that may not be a big deal, but I understand that some men have wounded egos when their spouses earn more than them. I am not really concerned about this happening with me and Mr. Elk (and if it did Id honestly have to rethink our relationshipwe are equal partners, and I do not take well to being considered a lowly woman), but it is definitely something to consider and discuss as we move forward in our relationship and as my career advances.

And of course, the most important issue I have been faced with now that I am officially a doctor, is how we will be introduced at our wedding. Ive been teasing Mr. Elk for most of our engagement that I refuse to be introduced as anything other than Mr. and Dr. Elk. My blood, sweat, and tears earned me that degree and Im going to use it, dammit! Im not serious about this, as I think our wedding is about us as a couple and not the degree I earned, but its fun to watch him squirm!

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