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Anonymous
01/17/19 at 4:09PM UTC
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Do you talk to your partner/spouse about work?

I have a friend who has completely ditched talking to her husband about work; she says their relationship is a reprieve from the professional world and they try not to talk about work days or work stresses with each other. If someone has to work from home or answer emails at night, they communicate that but they dont go into the nitty gritty with each other. does anyone else practice this? i want to try, but who am i supposed to tell about my work stresses/achievements if i dont tell my fiance? i feel like i would be losing out on a huge support system. she has a career coach she talks to about professional development so maybe that would help?

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Anonymous
01/17/19 at 4:36PM UTC
My ex of 7 years refused to talk to me about how his day was ( this is a large part of why he is now an ex) . Personally, I understand that you may not want to talk about your stress that is work related at home, but you spend 8+ hours there and it impacts your life SO MUCH. You need to at least talk about your day because your partner is there for reassurance, comfort, and also to help with any struggles you may need as well as congratulations. I think not doing this leads to long term failure like it did in my relationship.
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01/17/19 at 4:22PM UTC
When you spend 6-10+ hours a day with a coworker, I think it's normal to share some personal information about you to coworkers every now and then.
Anonymous
01/17/19 at 4:23PM UTC
If the other part of your world is your spouse, I don't think it's weird to talk about every so often about him/her if it's appropriate.

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