In this article by Katherine Reynolds Lewis, career is discussed as a factor in your marriage. This is a great article that highlights how important it is to recognize divisions that are being created by two careers and working on steering the marriage through the divisions. This excerpt from the end of the article contains tips on how to keep work from “encroaching” on your marriage:
- Listen in a supportive way to your spouse and carve out one-on-one time weekly, if not daily, says Carol Bosch, a therapist in Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Carve out couple time, Bosch suggests, whether a weekly date night or a daily time when you listen only to each other.
- Avoid lashing out at your spouse and children when you’re really angry at your boss.
- Recognize that divorce is not a cure-all and that it carries a heavy emotional and financial price. If you have children, “you’re always going to be part divorced and part married to that same person,” warns San Francisco-based psychologist and author Judith Wallerstein.
- Seek marriage counseling early, and shop around for a therapist who’s a good fit. Many people wait until the marriage is irretrievably broken to seek help.
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