It’s not about putting all “we live in a society” on you, but modern American culture promotes two main goals: getting married and making money … lots of money. From there, you could move on to secondary, related goals, such as: B. Have children and buy a house. And while a successful career can buy you a nice house, help you afford those children, and bring you many other things that you probably want, how can you have both a successful career and a healthy relationship? when you work all the time? damn time?

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The first tip is important for your love affair, but also for your entire life: if you don’t have the time, you have the time. Don’t send business emails over dinner. Don’t even check your work email after you leave work unless there’s an emergency.

It is natural that you want to please your bosses, but remember that you are human and not just a cog in a machine. If companies weren’t sending anyone to your funeral or picking up your sick child from school, why should you give them your personal time?

While working, be attentive, show your skills, but also don’t be afraid to set limits and let them know that you are not available 24/7. When you are with your significant other, try to be present with them.

As an entrepreneur, of course, that can’t work. If so, you still need to make sure that you allow time for yourself and your love. You will not be effective as a leader if you are annihilated and starving for affection all the time. Make a schedule and stick to it.

When they feel more involved in your work, they are less likely to see it as an obstacle to communicating and spending time with you – and less likely to resent them.

Work hard, play hard – together

Your partner should be just that: a partner. Ideally, they support your jobs and you support theirs. Ask them if they’d like to help with your work, whether it’s a Saturday afternoon gathering papers to take away or proofreading the draft of your stressful email to a large client. When they feel more involved in your work, they are less likely to see it as an obstacle to communicating and spending time with you – and less likely to resent them.

No, you probably can’t get your significant other into the actual office all the time, but find ways to make them feel like they are part of you for who you are for a living as long as it’s not weird in your company culture. Bring them with you to company parties and excursions, for example. When you get home tell them about your work day and ask about theirs. The work shouldn’t be a big, mysterious blockage between the two of you.

When you’re free, your hard-earned cash can be spent on a vacation or even a movie to show how grateful you are for your job giving you moments like this.

Also plan vacation and home office times for your jobs together and spend this time eating your favorite foods and having fun. You both work hard! When you’re free, your hard-earned cash can be spent on a vacation or even a movie to show how grateful you are for your job giving you moments like this. Together, make an effort not to combine work with the grueling hours, micromanaging bosses, or spending time apart, but rather with the fun times your paychecks make possible. Feeling involved in each other’s work life and developing a healthier relationship with that work life will help you grow together.

Communicate no matter what

If your job doesn’t necessarily involve having your phone close by, text your loved one. Damn it, do it in the bathroom. Call your lunch break. Send flowers to your office unexpectedly. You may be stressed out or very busy, but try not to turn nine to five into a lover-free time. Segmenting your life like this will drive you crazy and make them feel neglected. Plus, they’d probably like to hear from you during your work day as well.

Jarrod Thorson, a full-time warehouse manager who works at a friend’s pizzeria at night, said that when it comes to keeping a marriage strong despite hectic work hours, he recommends “talking and making a plan.”

His wife, he said, works full-time in an office and part-time in retail, and with her four jobs, two children, and various dogs, cats, and farm animals, finding time to maintain the relationship can be difficult.

“My wife gets stressed when things get out of hand, so I make a plan ahead of time to avoid a lot of grumpy conversations,” he said. “Make sure you have time to connect. Quick phone calls or SMS help throughout the day. Her love language is service, so setting up her coffee in the morning or letting the animals out so she can sleep a few more minutes can start the day well. She will leave me random notes with a joke or say she loves me. Small things go a long way. “

Stand up if you don’t do it right

Even if you want to be a totally devoted employee, partner, parent, friend, and everything else, at some point your work will always get in the way. This is how it works in the capitalist USA of A. You can plan a perfect picnic with your boo and will be called to the office on the same Saturday. You can also sometimes get overwhelmed by the stress of your job and forget to send a text message or otherwise keep your half of the partnership up.

If that happens, you own it. Say you are sorry and mean business. Your partner probably understands; they work too. Even so, you owe them that excuse.

“Don’t let things fester,” said Thorson. “Sorry if you were an asshole on the phone. Think of each other. Tell them when it is you. Listen to each other. “

He pointed out that if his wife is tense or upset, he will either leave her room to find out the cause or “call her and try to figure it out” so that they can move on and enjoy the work -Free time they meet. Always address problems directly, because you don’t have this chance for at least 40 hours a week. “Sure, we are very busy, but there is no one I’d rather be busy with,” he said. That is the goal.