Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day 2010 is in full-swing here in Tucson. I would like to think that yours truly did extraordinarily well in selecting this year's Valentine, having scored an original print from a local photographer of the Sonoran Desert.

But God only knows that dealing with someone like me isn't an easy thing to do. (Read a few posts around here and you'll likely conclude the same thing). So, what gives?Apparently, it's the curse of dating, or living with a lawyer - or would-be lawyer in my case.

Avvo.com recently outlined a list of tips for dealing with lawyers, and while yours truly is not a lawyer, the list easily describes the majority of my classmates and acquaintances - obviously not me:

Studies also show that lawyers tend to be defensive, argumentative, skeptical, and anti-social. However, the bright side is that you won’t experience these things often because lawyers are rarely at home.

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And that about sums it up as regards the legal eagle personality.

Simply put, the vast majority of lawyers utterly lack personality, making us both the butt of jokes, and universally reviled in lands and cultures across the globe.

And so, on this St. Valentine's Day, speaking as someone who ventured far afield of the legal community to find love, to my readers who are thinking about law school or who are pondering a relationship with some who has already opted into the legal system, do your love life a favor and just say, "no."

And to all the spouses, and significant others out there who have already disregarded my advice, if you stay in the game, you will doubtless commend more grace, and love toward us than we will ever fully know.

Happy Valentine's Day, America.


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