WHY have you applied for Medicine?

i love that you put "love" in inverted commas. you don't believe in love??

^ please do? i'm interested myself as i'd expect the reason why their divorce rate is so low is because, as democracy said, it's taboo in their culture?

on the other hand, i suppose it's a case of 'love the one you're with'. perhaps they genuinely do grow to love each other...

i also love that i wrote love three times in that sentence (and twice in this one)....

i totally agree pressuring someone into a course like medicine is like an arranged/forced marriage! It just dont make sense the person doing the course/or getting married has no input into there life. People who are pressurised into something often really find it hard and eventually resent there parents (sometimes) doing something for the wrong reasons is never a good idea.

Parents can be too pushy for their own good sometimes.

I think people have a misconception of an arranged marriage. My parents have been married for 21 years now, so back then things were different. They didn't HAVE to get married, but they were arranged to meet. They met dozens of people before they decided they liked each other best so it was hardly forced on their part and they have a better marriage than some people who marry for "love" do I can tell you that. Obviously, there are cases where people are forced into a marriage, but this happens not just for marriage, people are forced to do all sorts of things by their parents in ALL parts of the world. It's just how it is, sad but true.

But like Ph9 was saying, I wonder also if I wasn't remotely pressured into pursuing medicine or dentistry if I'd have taken all sciences at A level... as long as people are happy with the choice they've made though what does it matter? As long as they do a good job I don't see what more can be asked of them from a professional point of view.

My parents don't even know what I study.