Would you *ever* give up your ideal dreams/future/career for your perfect partner?

I'll have to go with perfect partner. Although not having a dream career/lifestyle etc would be frustrating at times, I'd rather we got through it together as the perfect couple then me having a great job I'd always wanted..but not feel I'd met "the one" and felt something was missing in that regard.

Ideal future by a mile. What I plan to do is just way too large and global to give it up for another person.

Too large and global?

What is this, may I ask?

To state the parameters of this question (as it could be interpreted in different ways):

*Pretend you have not experienced your dream/future/career, i.e. to be an investment banker or to travel around the world. So it is NOT a case of "yeah, when I'll give up my career half-way through". No, it's one or the other.

*Your dream or whatever cannot be finding "true love" or "happiness" or any of that wishy-washy crap. Just definite and specific goals. No emotions included, it has to be an actual goal.

*To reiterate once again, it is a ONE or the OTHER choice. No best of both worlds in this case.

I edited this bit as people are going down the "compromise" route, i.e. they'll take the perfect partner with a not so perfect career. So the situation is changed. NO compromise. It's:

*Perfect partner + ****/no career
*Perfect career + ****/no partner

Also, no exploiting any loopholes.

Thanks. Interested in your opinions.

Perfect career.

Do it for 20 years, earn a fortune.
Then stop, and find myself a nice girl? Does that count, or can i never have one?

If not i'd still pick career and be one of those rich businessmen who go to red light districts a lot.

hmm....perfect partner

give up dream of doctor....and then become a successful hedge fund manager

everyone wins

If my partner wanted me to give up my future career in Politics then I would leave him. Thankfully he wouldn't.

But when you would have your perfect career + perfect man.

No, it's either perfect man WITHOUT politics or politics WITHOUT the perfect man.

Which is it?

Making a change in the world

It's undefined I know, but the plan is being written as we speak. I just love teaching people and showing them the value of life and what it all really means. I can't give that up.

Social Entrepreneur

I would rather have someone I could tell all of my secrets, insecurities and faults to that would still love me and be faithful to me than sitting on my own with just a big bank balance t my name.

In the end, we cant take our money with us can we?

IMO, I would rather be poor and happy with a perfect man by my side than rich, on my own and miserable.

Hell no. I'm going straight to the top baby!!