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Relationship Issue – Career…

April 5, 2011 by  
Filed under News, Opinion, Relationships, Weekly Columns

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(ThyBlackMan.com) How do you keep a lasting relationship and a good career? Some people choose to give up their romantic relationships in favor of their career. They choose to devote their time to work and completely focus on their career without having to worry about neglecting someone in a relationship. These people work very hard to convince themselves that they do not need a romantic relationship.

However, the truth is that men and women do benefit from relationships that exhibit intimacy, caring, and love.  It has been proven that people in  personal relationships are stable, perform well on their jobs and are quite productive. This means that career and relationships can work together.

Things to consider when choosing between career and relationships:

Career vs relationship?

The first step is to identify just how serious is your relationship. When his clothes are mixed up with yours in the laundry or her vanity kit is in your drawer, you are probably in a serious relationship. They usually say that career opportunity knocks only once, but have you ever thought that successful relationships don’t happen every day either?

Is the career opportunity really good?

If you have to choose between a career opportunity and leaving your partner behind try to consider if the offer is indeed life changing. Is failing to take advantage of this opportunity something that can negatively affect your professional life (and perhaps your personal life) for a very long time?  Is this a one and only opportunity?  Really examine it fully when making this decision. 

Are you comfortable with long distance relationships?

To some people, a long distance relationship is impossible while there are some people who have survived it successfully.  Although this is challenging, there are many ways in which you can make it work.  An email every day, using video calls, phone calls or text messaging is important to keep the communication between you and your partner.  That way even though you may not be physically present you know you are still part of your partner’s daily life. Concerns of infidelity can arise in long distance relationships fairly quickly.  Therefore, trust and communication are very important when you are in this kind of relationship.

You don’t like your current job?

If your current job is not fulfilling and you are presented with a new opportunity that can be much more fulfilling, your happiness must be taken into consideration. You also need to consider the pay for the new position vs. the current pay you are receiving.  What is most important to you?

Successfully navigating career and relationships can be tricky, but it is possible.  And although it is said that you can’t have the best of both worlds, in terms of career and relationships the two may actually go hand in hand.  Having a good career and developing a lasting relationship is indeed workable.

Head Writer; Thomas Jones, Jr.


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