career or love?

@eunife (165)
Philippines
January 28, 2012 7:12am CST
there are times when we are faced into making decisions whether to choose love over a career. If you have a rising career in your country but your partner has gone overseas for a job and he wants you to go with him/her, would you go?
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18 responses
• China
29 Jan 12
i think it depends on how much i love that guy. If i love him so much,maye i will decide to give up the present overseas job and go with him.If not ,i will prefer to keep my rising career.As for love, maybe i can't go on with it.
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@Luciano63 (157)
• France
28 Jan 12
If young no! If mature enough to understand yes! This is what happened to me when I got married, my wife 10 years younger than me followed me in another country learning a new language and leaving her job. What a love commitment, hiwever now after 10 years of married life she keeps on telling me that going back she would not have done it!
@andy77e (5156)
• United States
29 Jan 12
Partner, no. A partner is just that... a partner. There's billions of people in the world, and you can find another partner. A husband? A spouse? That's different. You need to determine what you want out of life. Do you want a career, or a family? Some people want a career. That's what they want. If they give up their career for family, they'll spend the rest of their lives wondering what could have been. Others want a family. If they give up family for a career, they'll spend the rest of their lives making money, and get to the end of their life empty and alone sitting on top of a sack of cash. A person must determine conclusively what their goal is. And when they determine what that goal is, the answer to the question will present itself. But you never sacrifice for a 'partner'. You'll end up giving up your career and your desires, only to have your partner, find another partner, and you'll be miserable and biter. Don't do that. Partners are a dime a dozen. A wife... a husband... that's hard to find. That's worth sacrificing for.
@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
29 Jan 12
I agree with u. Thousand times. :)
• United States
28 Jan 12
I love my boyfriend way too much. We did have a few conversations on this topic. We both agreed that if a case like that occurs in our lives we would just get married and move overseas together. We don't believe in that sacrificing career at all since in USA these days there is nothing called permanent job through which we can climb the corporate ladder. In short, we know deep down inside that the rise might eventually make us fall. Everything is too uncertain here. So neither of us care about the current job going well thing.
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@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
28 Jan 12
It depends on the fact of I really love that person and he/she is also able to take care of me financially. Because if I sacrafice my job = income the/she has to give me something back in return. It's not possible to live from the air and if you give up everything this doesn't mean you will find an other job. Years ago I gave up everything, I don't know if I would do that again, most of the times love passes and I still need to live and have responsibilities for my kids.
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• Philippines
28 Jan 12
I am actually I am such a sucker for romance and I would always choose LOVE! Of course I would give it all up for the one I LOVE, no conditions and no buts! In truth, I just say it so easily because I am not in the situation and I know that my husband would never ask me to make such decision because I have a more lucrative job than he does! hehehe
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@stringer321 (5643)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
12 Feb 12
It is very complex if we don't put all the considerations on the table : If we want to support our family for the future and still fulfill ourselves , make the children with no lack of food and things they need , we have to choose career. We can get the risk of missing our spouse and the effect of one of the parents is actually not be there for us or for the kids whene need him. It can have very bad effect on the kids but only time can tell. If we want to show the children that love is what is really important , they will get a very important value for life and they will know money is not everything in life. They will support each other , both of the parents will be there for the kids and the family will need money sometimes ...but , then again , the lack of money can beak up the family and can grow brutal arguments of blaming each other. Only time can tell what will happen to the family that choose love. I choose the career because I think the family can manage if the love is really there and the parent who is left alone with the kids can teach them well , they can also see the spouse on the internet...We had a worker from china and he worked at our house , and talked with his wife and kids on his laptop , using skype and an internet camera...
@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
29 Jan 12
For now, as I haven't got married yet, then I'll choose my carrier. But if I'm married, and my husband wants me to go with him, then I'll go. I won't think too much about it as I have made a decision that I won't work after I get married. So I'm ready to go wherever my husband takes me. :)
• United States
2 Feb 12
My husband spent 21 years in the Navy and I wan't allowed to travel with him. If he had a regular job and was transferred to another country I would definitely want to follow him regardless of my career needs. Jobs can come and go but your husband/wife and love for your spouse is forever!
@myzhian (584)
• Philippines
30 Jan 12
Career is the need for survival. And love is the inspiration to make your career worth working. No one can ever live a happy life with out career and love! Some circumstances will arise wherein this things clashes together, understanding and balancing in both nature is needed. Time management!
@inemboy (23)
• Kuwait
29 Jan 12
Oh, my mistake. Sorry for the flood..
@inemboy (23)
• Kuwait
29 Jan 12
Yeah, career is vital. But if someone I truly love wants me to travel over with her, i'll definitely do. Besides i could always get another job somewhere than lose someone i truly love. Love wins everythin, you know. *winks*
@inemboy (23)
• Kuwait
29 Jan 12
Yeah, career is vital. But if someone I truly love wants me to travel over with her, i'll definitely do. Besides i could always get another job somewhere than lose someone i truly love. Love wins everythin, you know. *winks*
@inemboy (23)
• Kuwait
29 Jan 12
Yeah, career is vital. But if someone I truly love wants me to travel over with her, i'll definitely do. Besides i could always get another job somewhere than lose someone i truly love. Love wins everythin, you know. *winks*
@vexxus (712)
• Philippines
28 Jan 12
career is more important actually, since it is a rising career it is more hard to let go, so stick on that, you will a better future than you thought.
• Philippines
28 Jan 12
Career over love. AS a single mother definitely i have to choose career than love. But that doesn't mean i will not love and care for my son. He is the reason why i have to work hard
28 Jan 12
if I am faced with such situation, and if I love that person and he loves me back, i would still go with him to where he will go but he should allow me also to finish all unfinished business here.
• Kenya
28 Jan 12
Choosing between love and career is difficult. I would not leave my country before finding a similar or better career where i'm going.