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

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I'm sorry to hear about that.

But you do know that there are people in life who do not share the same perspective as you?

Undoubtedly there are. But I can assure you, if you had your perfect partner and your perfect career and you lost the latter and not the former you would cope better than the other way round. I have no doubt as to that.

Your career won't comfort you, your passion won't look out for your best interests, your dreams don't care about you.

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im so academic

Original post by street.lovin'

Cool. I would love to know how you do with your life in 10 or maybe 20-30 years. :smile:

PM me.

Nothing else comes after that. If one person's dream is to becomes an Investment Banker. Once he becomes an Investment Banker, he is an Investment Banker... and then what?

Same could be said to someone who wants a family, they have a family... and then what?

People 'will' get bored of their job no matter how much they loved it and wanted it.

Not me.

Reply 382

im so academic

Original post by gradjobplease

I disagree as you don't know me. :smile:

Reply 383

you7me

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Reply 384

Colour Me Pretty

A lot of what I want to do in life isn't bound to me having a career. For example, I'd like to teach English abroad, learn another language etc so if I could do those sorts of things then I'd give up my career, as long as my partner has a successful one.

If I didn't have a comfortable life then I would not have children because I only want to have children whom I can afford to give a comfortable and enriching life to. If you're suggesting I live in poverty with my perfect partner then I'd choose my career.

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adoringcarmine

i would give up everything for someone i loved... im not motivated by money at all

Reply 386

Cybele

Nope, I'd pick perfect future every time. Because that means my years of hard work would have actually got me somewhere. :h:

Reply 387

..x Orchid x..

Such an easy question. Answer is No.

Reply 388

im so academic

Original post by adoringcarmine

i would give up everything for someone i loved... im not motivated by money at all

Ambition =/= money

Reply 389

harmonize

Well, lets say for the sake or argument my perfect partner is a generous perfect human being who will always love me unconditionally, is beautiful, and a millionairess. And my dream career is a partner in Goldman Sachs. I'd chose the partner.

The partner can supplement almost any personal ambition, as the partner can be whatever you want them to be, it's your own definition of perfect. So it's a bit of a pointless question.

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Reply 390

street.lovin'

Original post by im so academic

PM me.

Same could be said to someone who wants a family, they have a family... and then what?

Not me.

hey,i am so sorry but i will discuss this with u again tomorrow. my dad just told me to have an early night cos i have been so tired recently. :frown:

Reply 391

adoringcarmine

well i suppose my perfect future contains my perfect partner :/

Reply 392

Supermassive_muse_fan

Would pick perfect career every single time.

Surprised by the poll results, would have thought ideal future > perfect partner given its TSR.

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natashapt

Id choose my partner.

Reply 394

natashapt

Original post by im so academic

PM me.

Same could be said to someone who wants a family, they have a family... and then what?

Not me.

A family is different to a career. Once you have reached the highest point in your career, there is no furthering yourself. With a family, it will keep growing and there will always be higher points than the last, seeing your childrens first steps, watching them graduate, walking them down the aisle, seeing your grandkids. There's never any boundaries when it comes to families..

Reply 395

humble_bumble

Perfect Future.

But if it meant, perfect future and no partner..Id go for my perfect partner first, then work to get a future?

Dunno....Got me thinking now :/

Reply 396

tsrstar

perfect career >>>>>>> perfect partner.

Simples! I would rather give up the dream of ever being in a perfect loving relationship then loose my perfect career. That matters most to me at this moment in time. Maybe my views will change, who knows.

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Janey142

If it was between my bf (who I consider to be my perfect partner) and my dreams i'd happily stay as I am, working to make ends meet in a job I don't really like all that much. I work to live, not live to work. As long as I can come home to him and we get by i'd be happy. :smile:

Reply 398

whitepearlbaby

Original post by you7me

My perfect partner would have a lot of money
My dream is to be anything that pays a lot of money
Either way, as long as i've got money and am financially stable (with a hell of a lot of extra cash!), i dnt really care! :lol:

I see now why people call me my fathers daughter :rolleyes:

To be honest, I'm looking for a career related to my degree that gives me the most money. If I had a rich boyfriend I would train to be a beautician (because I think that's a really cool job) but since you don't normally earn much at all I won't do it. I think many of us are driven by money without realising it.

Reply 399

philistine

Original post by IlexBlue

Have you ever actually been in love?

I have. In fact, it's what has led me down the path I am at now. But what I'm talking about here completely transcends it. I don't expect you to understand, because if you did, you wouldn't be asking me such a question.