Some of us work a little too hard.
We spend our every waking moment thinking about the tasks waiting for us at the office, we pick up extra hours on Saturday even though we haven't had a weekend off in months. Perfecting a work-life balance can be kind of tricky, especially when you really, really care about doing the best at your job.
Sometimes, however, we care way too much that our work life begins to take over every part of our personal lives, including our relationship. Unfortunately, in many cases, this can lead to relationships ending. Think your work life is taking over your relationship? If any of the following things are happening, it just might be.
1. You cancel date night because of work.
You and your partner haven't had a date night in MONTHS because you're always stuck on closing shifts or prepping stuff for the office on Monday. However, date night has finally come around...only for you to cancel because you decided to pick up another shift. If this is happening, your work life is without a doubt affecting your relationship. You owe it to yourself to just take a step back, have a night off, and enjoy time with your boo.
2. You're late to date night because of work.
So, maybe you didn't cancel date night all together, but instead of walking down your stairs looking like a 10/10 by 8 p.m., you're rushing to meet them by 9:30 and your hair is still a frazzled mess. Yikes. The paper work can wait until tomorrow, you should take the time to look good and meet your partner in time for dinner, the movie, and more.
3. You're coming home with the frustrations of the office and projecting them onto your partner.
Your partner hasn't done anything wrong, but you can't help but keep yelling at them. Why? Because you're pouring all of your frustrations at Becky from work onto them. This is a QUICK way to lead to unnecessary conflict in your relationship. Your partner didn't make work a pain, so don't take it out on them.
4. All you talk about at the dinner table or over your nightly FaceTime calls is work.
All you ever, ever, EVER bring up is work. Your partner could tell a stranger everything about your boss, the new girl, and the lady you can't get along with. They'll know everything about what's going on in your office, but nothing else will ever get brought up.
5. Your partner knows more about your coworkers than they probably should.
Yeah, even the gritty details you swore you wouldn't tell anyone else—they know it all.
6. Your insane hours mean you're never around.
Due to the amount of time you're spending in the workplace, you never get to spend time with your partner. Maybe that means that by time you're home from work they're already in bed, or that you can never eat dinner with them because of conflicting hours. It sucks because you loose out on so much time you wish you could spend with them.
7. Your partner has complained about your job.
This is how you KNOW it's bad. If your partner has complained about your job in some way or another, it's affecting your relationship and could eventually lead to your downfall. It's best to handle it now so you DON'T lose a relationship that is obviously important to you.
