Ok, you hooked me. Now I have to ask: Why do engineers make lousy boyfriend but great husbands? And...Is is possible to be a great boyfriend and a great husband? I like to think I pulled it off. My wife told me when we met that I was the most exciting man she ever met, and I still get like comments from her and others to this day.
Because a major part of the boyfriend's job is to be shown off like a Ken doll to the girlfriends and parents.
Engineers just suck at that part. ;)
Straight from the stereotypes here. Engineers tend to be more pragmatic and less exciting. Using myself as an example. I'd much rather spend the evening at home then go out. I never saw the purpose of the bar scene. I don't follow the latest fads etc (never did). I don't dance (other than polka and waltz). You may say that in some ways I was boring (during college years that is). So, poor boyfriend material, stereotypically.
Engineers make great husbands as we are rock solid steady. Don't go off on flights of fancy all that much. We make good money. We can fix almost anything that goes wrong in the house (and those things we can't fix we know enough about to make sure the repair man doesn't rip us off). We are the ultimate in dependable and loyal. Mid life crisis? Maybe a new computer or siding for the house (in a wild and unpredictable color like cream or light blue!). Again stereotypically we are great husbands.
The one flaw we have as husbands is we are very poor at listening to problems. We will solve them in the blink of an eye but we have to restrain ourselves to let our wives vent about it completely before we fix it. Fortunately most of us are smart enough to realize this.
Can we be good at both? I'd like to think so but it takes a special girl to appreciate us. Most of the party animal type girls wouldn't give us a second glance (too boring). I Think I was a great boyfriend to my wife, At least she went out with me again. (and I'm not quite as geeky as most engineers). I know I was a great husband to her.
My husband the engineer was a great boyfriend, and he is a great husband.
When we dated, he took me on great dates. Some were expensive (symphony and dinner), and some were inexpensive and cheap (watching the sunset while eating cheese and drinking wine). He sent me flowers, and treated me respectfully.
As a husband, he's provided a wonderful home and the finances to allow me to stay home. He's a also a great dad! Plus he's also a freeper!