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It varies by state. In some touching isn't allowed. In Florida for example consensual touching is permitted.

4 years is about right for a girlfriend. Probably on the long side of things as far as modern relationships go. If someone is right for the rest of your life or the foreseeable future, you probably know within a year or too. If it’s four years and no long term commitment, you’ve probably been heading toward an inevitable break for some time. It’s not failure, that’s just sort of natural course. You’ll do better next time so long as you care to use what you’ve experienced and learned. Great news is you get to come into a new relationship with more to offer and will likely get better quality in return.

You know, doctors don't get paid an astronomical amount for what they actually do. Lawyers charge hundreds an hour for their services. oP runs the numbers and for a mid level encounter he is getting paid in the range of $50-60 for 20-30 minutes of his time, from which he will have to take out half of that to cover taxes, professional expenses and overhead.

This exists, but is called a nurse practitioner.

Usually it requires additionally formal education as well but less than the seven years of minimum post-college formal education and clinical experience required to practice as a medical doctor.

The privileges in terms of practical practice such as medical documentation and billing are the same as for a physician, however in most states practitioners or extenders as they are commonly called are required to practice under the oversight of physicians in an ongoing and formalized relationship of mentorship.

They are also not allowed to apply for the unrestricted medical licenses and specialty certifications that physicians obtain after the completion of formal training lasting up to two decades.

Yes, but malpractice suits fail the vast majority of the time because the majority are frivolous and of those that aren’t, many are not well substantiated and within the range of expected outcomes or complications and standard of care. Florida has bajillions of attorneys, and they’ll throw malpractice claims at insurance companies all day fishing for settlements, but don’t waste time filing frivolous suits against individuals they know they cannot win. So Florida doctors “go bare” without insurance to keep from being named in frivolous lawsuits all the time.