Yeah, fall in love ... is not the same as making it work and last...
People could be mutually excited over the same process, but the way they feel about it and process it themselves will be completely different and can lead to enormous friction and misunderstanding.

When I saw a bird chirping happily away early in the year, my heart filled with joy, as it was a boding of spring to me. Thoughts of flowers budding, the first leaves on trees, the smell, colours and scents of spring made me happy.
My ex saw a little creature and was more likely thinking aerodynamics, airplanes and gravitation pull.
He didn't understand my feelings, which was a great disappointment, and I didn't understand why he couldn't see the beauty of nature the same way. To me it comes naturally...

That's just a bird ...

Well ... to be honest .. I ain't too sure about it. Being an artist and having lived with a 'science' type...

Artists are a typical kind of people. Usually impulsive, emotional, intuitive, spontaneous and maybe even moody. When they're doing their thing, they can need/require an awful lot of personal space and freedom. Can seem to be on another planet entirely.
They live from the heart.

So called "science" people usually live from the head, and this is often difficult to combine with someone who lives from the heart. Chances are high they won't really understand each other and won't be able to fulfill each other's needs in life.

At first it might work great, opposites attract. But I think in the long run it's likely to cause a lot of friction and misunderstanding.
For instance, the 'head' person coming home from work, wanting food on the table only to find the 'heart' person on another planet because he/she is painting/writing/doing their artistic thing, and not giving a chit about food, because he/she has a sudden inspiration to create ...

There was a really long period of my life where I had not only one and two jobs going but three or four part time gigs running at the same time. Mostly it was a necessity. My career choices and training often mean one paid very well (Sales) but the other (Social Work) paid very poorly.

Having to wrap around family first often also caused some financial hits and like someone mention catastrophic medical/education/care expense of a "special" family can push you past limits you would reasonably choose. Especially if the reality is the alternatives are pretty dismal.

But yes you wake up in Cardiac ICU on the fourth day and figure out that your friends and family are only starting to pile up the "where are you at" text messages and the employer is contemplating reasons to get you off their insurance you have a reality check and reprioritize.

P.S. This site does not have the edit function in forums to pick and choose who you want to post. Some people will opt for the "funny" or heads up this is too serious or I don't want a lecture post so as a newer member note, learn, and live to post another day. Threads about serious topics in community tend to die out pretty fast.

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ya next time try general.discussion section
in mean time develop sense of humor
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It is possible to have both a full time and part time job if your family does not have healthcare insurance and you need meds for a family member. Let face it there are many people out there barely making ends meet having to work past retirement because they never saved money because the high costs of living. So do not go bashing the asker of the topic when it is a valid question to bring up.

There are many reasons someone may feel the need to work two jobs .... But in a lot of cases socioeconomic needs are a factor ..

To make ends meet .. The cost of living is forever increasing and is inconsistent with the wages many are paid

To save towards a goal

To pay off unexpected debt

A change in personal circumstances

For personal satisfaction

Personally .. I believe life is for living and a balance is important for health , relationships and quality of life. I would not want either myself or my partner to have to work two jobs . . Sometimes there is no choice in the matter and you do whatever is necessary for yourself and to support those you love :-)

Sure it's possible, I've done it. Did I really need to? No. Did I want to? Yes. It kept me busy and made my life very comfortable. I've retired from one, but still doing the other. If someone thinks I've worked and earned more than my fair share they can most certainly step right up and try to take my place. Good luck with that.

edited to add: Oh, and I'm beginning a 3rd career as we speak. Should I be ashamed of myself for having a desire to work and better myself?

I was working 28 hours a week at the hospital in gu medicine and working 20 hours or more, depending on emergency call outs as a dental nurse as well. so yes of course.

oh and why, because I loved my jobs, helping people who were sick.

I'm boring... water, then usually juice.

If its with one person it means they like you
if its with anyone who.will listen then they just like to talk