A Dating Disclaimer

My non-law school friends often ask me to set them up with my law school friends. I always ask them, and myself, why in the world would you want to date a first year law school student? Not to knock on my own kind, or ruin the chances of those single law school students, but we're nuts. This week in particular, where everyone is uberly stressed out and cranky, is why I would never want to be held responsible for setting up a friend with a 1L. Here is what you would be in store for:

• Law students are prone to lapses in sanity. Riding the elevator this morning, it was almost eerie how at ease everyone felt in the freight elevator with padded walls.
• Law students have late nights at school. On Monday I was on campus for 15 hours (from 8:30am-11:30pm).
  
• Law students are masochists. They will all sacrifice their Spring Break to read 500 pages of materials and write a 10 page comment, crossing their fingers that they make one of the coveted spots on law review, and in turn, have more work to do.
  
• Law students lost their sense of normal humor and had it replaced with nerdy legal humor that few people understand/find funny. [See picture of fitting shirt my friend actually got her boyfriend.]
  
• Law students smell. If it's a choice between doing laundry and sleep, guess which one we pick.
  
• Law students can sue you. Considering the fact that we see potential lawsuits everywhere we look, you better be on your best behavior. Can we say tort claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress?

So I asked my boyfriend why anyone would want to date a law student. His answer: financial stability. I would question this answer but I'm just grateful to have someone who will deal with me.

[Note: I'm joking...well mostly. We're not that bad unless you deprive us of our caffeine.]