• Question: Are you in a relationship? if so how is your partner feeling about you being a scientist?

    Asked by Vicki to Francesca, Laura, Matthew, Andrew, Rebecca on 7 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by megan.
    • Photo: Matthew Camilleri

      Matthew Camilleri answered on 7 Nov 2014:

      At the moment I am not in a relationship but it has nothing to do with me being a scientist.

      At the end of the day being a scientist is like any other job, where you would have to divide your time between work and real life. Personally I never had any problems because I was a scientist, actually it was something that people actually like about me.

    • Photo: Laura Schofield

      Laura Schofield answered on 7 Nov 2014:

      Hi. I am in a relationship and have lived with my partner (Paul) for just over a year. Paul is an engineer so is part of the STEM bracket too. He loves that I am a scientist because it means that with his knowledge of sport, building and music and my knowledge of science, celebrities and soaps we make a pretty awesome quiz team!
      Apart from that, I work a lot with steel pipes (you could say I’m half way between a chemist and a plumber) and so am pretty good at DIY at home.

    • Photo: Francesca Palombo

      Francesca Palombo answered on 8 Nov 2014:

      I am married and my husband is also a scientist! So perfect match!

    • Photo: Andrew McKinley

      Andrew McKinley answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      My partner is a scientist! Not only a scientist, but a chemist in the same area! (we don’t work at the same place though) It means that we frequently bounce ideas off each other while making dinner, and we never truly leave work behind.

      It’s never dull though, and there’s always something to talk about

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