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09th Jul 2015

THIS Is The Job Your Parents Secretly Want Your Partner To Have

A survey has revealed the most attractive professions according to in-laws.

Megan Cassidy

Bringing your significant other home to meet your parents can be a daunting experience. 

But a recent survey has revealed that bringing home a doctor or a lawyer could make the meeting go that much smoother.

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The study, conducted by YouGov revealed that when it comes to their children’s partners, parents really do have an ideal profession in mind.

Thirty-eight per cent of parents surveyed said they would like their son or daughter to bring home a doctor.

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When it comes to the ideal son-in-law, only 1 per cent of parents said they would happy if he was an MP.

The political profession also comes bottom of the list for a prospective daughter-in-law, coming in just behind a soldier or an actor.

See the full list of results here.

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