Would you marry a Social Worker?

A young woman and a young man, both of whom were recent MSW graduates, met at a meeting. They were instantly attracted to one another. Despite the fact that they were from opposite ends of the country, and had little in common, they began a passionate affair. They spent the rest of the conference enjoying each other's company and planning how to stay in touch following the meeting. For the first few weeks they corresponded several times per week by mail and enjoyed long weekend conversations on the phone. After a couple of months the young man noticed that the letters from his lover had become less frequent. She often was not at home weekends when he called. Despite his continued efforts to maintain the relationship, she quit writing altogether. He at last decided the relationship was over.

Two years later, he attended another meeting away from home and to his delight found the same young woman he had known earlier. They began their affair as though nothing had changed. After a few days he summoned the courage to ask why she had stopped writing and answering his phone calls.

Following a long silence she told him that following their first first meeting 2 years ago she had found she was pregnant. She told him they had a daughter who was just over 1 year old.

In shock,the young man wondered why she had not told him earlier that she was to have a child. He told her he would have been glad to marry her.

She told him that she had thought he would be willing to marry her, but after long conversations with her family it was decided that it was better to have a bastard in the family rather than another Social Worker! ! !