How many medicos don't actually eventually 'settle down ' ? I mean how many from our generation won't start a family or get married?
Id say mbbs / medicine is a very traditional career choice and our previous generations lead fairly predictable lives. Maybe now india is changing and medicines as a career is also being open to all kind of candidates / mindsets. I would assume in the past people assumed medicine assured a stable if not high income and that lead to people ( male or female ) To settle down ie either arranged or love marriage.
I feel if one doesn't start a family medicine provides some degree of financial freedom ( even without specialisation or getting tooo sucked into the rat race). This made me really reflect on what id want to pursue outside of my life. And I do find those people who heavily compare to b tech or corporate / mba salaries are still kinda stuck in some miserable comparison and race. Live your own life on your terms and try not to compare. Indias changing around you perhaps and you can try and live life on your own terms. One worry is the increasing expenses/ taxes but I'd still say living within your own means and having a stable salary and 12/ 24 / 48 hr shifts give a unique balance of time / financial freedom.
To clarify not directed at Child free couples, but more people in dilemma of who will follow our previous / parents generation or not and who have thought it through/ introspected and do not wish to marry / start a family. Kind of like monk like living to phrase it in an amusing way.
Also seen people in early 20s who say they won't marry but eventually do please don't treat this as a place to complain or crib about marriage. I'm addressing this to people who've introspected a bit more and I wanna ideally hear opinions of people who are navigating life without carrying too much frustration/ fomo and exploring life in a different way.
Ps also to clarify I do wish everyone well. Whichever path they have chosen for themselves and not here to peer pressure or prove one better.