Whenever someone asks my husband what he does, he simply replies "I'm a scientist." He assumes that's enough. I believe he also secretly assumes they will think he's the coolest person on earth, because he thinks scientists are cool.
See, he's not a scientist that looks like this:
He's a scientist that looks like this:
And he's not just a handsome scientist. He's a scientist that actually creates products that are immediately used in the real world. How cool is that?!
And even though he loves being a scientist, do you know how sweet he is? My scientist doesn't think a person should be defined by their career, because a person's job shouldn't be the most important thing in their life. Score!
Job: 0, Wife: 1.