Anyone here with bad work hours (think m&a or bankruptcy…) married to a spouse with equally bad or worse work hours? I would appreciate hearing from you on any tips to balance your life/job with your spouse’s 🙏🏻

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Little things, appreciate the little things. Show more effort to your SO to show them you care. Whether that’s making breakfast and coffee for both of you in the morning, calls in between work just to check in, small post-its around the house filled with amazing remarks, activities where both of you are serving each other (cooking on the weekend, for example), and coming to a resolution together as to realistic expectations (how long will both of you be working these hours, is it permanent or temporary?), etc.

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I'm older so been there done that. Try and recreate what attracted you to each other in the beginning. Laugh and no shop talk especially for you legal eagles. 💕

Outsource domestic chores as much as possible, and emphasize quality time together over quantity.

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My boyfriend works in retail and has inconsistent hours. Like sometimes he’s getting up at 3:00 am, sometimes he’s working until 1am, and sometimes it’s 9:00-6:00. On the nights I know he will be home in the evening, I will try to log off earlier to have dinner and hang out. I use the nights he is working late to bill more to try and make up for the days I’ll log off earlier. I had to get used to not having a routine.

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