Yes this exactly. I want to be a vet tech, there's a big difference between that and a veterinarian--it's not just a vet with less skill. But everyone I know is urging me to become a veterinarian because of the money... it's not about money or what your parents want. It's about what you want--do...
I went to Discovery Cove and swam with dolphins and stingrays, probably the most amazing thing I've ever done. Second most amazing thing--having three lorikeets perching on my arm to drink nectar from a cup I was holding.
Having been in the position of a woman, I have to say that I've always been really annoyed at men who obviously are only talking to me for sex. I'd rather get to know a guy first--maybe then it has some meaning, yes?