“It’s a lifestyle I can’t live, even when I have strong feelings for someone.”

Trying to maintain a healthy, stable relationship is challenging as it is.

A Reddit user asked the question, “What careers are a turn-off for a serious relationship?”

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Here is what people shared.

“I think it’d be difficult to date a person in the bar scene.

I work a standard 8-5.

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My free time for doing anything fun is on weekends.

It’s a lifestyle I can’t live, even when I have strong feelings for someone.”

“Film and TV workers.

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It’s brutal on families and partners.”

u/Enough_Owl_1680

3.

“Pilots and flight attendants.

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Irregular hours and long periods away from home can make maintaining a stable relationship challenging.”

“I would rather not date someone heavily involved in politics as their career.

It seems like far too much stress and difficult to disconnect from.”

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5.

“Anything in the entertainment industry.”

u/Boring-Radio9531

“It can sound so dreamy from the outside.

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Very few can be happy in such an industry.”

u/Cosmoss_

7.

The problem with those careers is the day never really ends.

Neither does the week, month, or year."

u/DadditRed

8.

“Long-haul trucking or constant travel jobs.”

“Anything with long hours.

Not ideal for building a relationship.”

u/dntdrmit

10.

“HR 100%.

Everyone that I’ve met is bubbly but totally lacks empathy.”

u/FavoriteWorst

11.

“Surprised no one has mentioned sales.

12.“Pastors.

I don’t have a problem with their beliefs, but I feel like I need to be perfect.

I don’t want to be in the spotlight at church.”

u/babesadd1s

13.

“I haven’t seen this here, but many 24-hour manufacturing jobs make it difficult to maintain relationships.

Rotating shift work with day and night rotations gets difficult.

Maintenance outages can be even worse.

In the oil industry, a 3-month turnaround is normal.

You work 13 days during that period with one day off 12-16 hours a day.

That really strains relationships if the partner isn’t aware/used to it.”

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14.“Cop.

Hell, it’s probably easier to divorce a divorce lawyer.”

“Line cook (or food service) so far.