After almost half a year (I was very very busy...), and a heated discussion with one of my friends, I think I should blog about this and get the populace's opinion on this.
When deciding who your significant other is going to be, it is essential to consider the occupation of that person as well. I say this because one of two things can happen:
One: You bring home work in whatever form - conversion or otherwise either because you love it so much or you are forced to. Whatever the case may be, if your spouse does not take an interest in it, you have spent that much of your precious time not connecting with her. In a scenario where kids do not exist, this might not be a big deal; imagine otherwise...
Two: Your spouse is forced to bring her work home for any of the above enumerated reasons. Should you not show the slight interest in her work , you have then missed out on an opportunity to connect with him / her.
Furthermore, in a scenario where one in the couple does not have an interest / understanding of the other's profession, there will always be a disagreement on why one must work the hours one does, or why one must behave the way one does. To contextualize this point, perhaps the best fit as a mate for an investment banker is another investment banker or a surgeon (assuming that someone shares an interest in the other's job). An even better fit might be two people belonging to the medical profession.
In either case, your significant other must be picked keeping this in mind as well. While it may not be as a big a factor as some of the ones mentioned earlier, it leaves me with another interesting variable in the 'optimal solution', if you will, in finding the right spouse. Someone who earns a lot of money (say a surgeon) can afford financial influence for the kid(s), but the time spent with the spouse is then reduced drastically and is compounded if the spouse has no interest in surgery, which in turn impacts the cultural foundations of the family. Noone wants that... right?
When deciding who your significant other is going to be, it is essential to consider the occupation of that person as well. I say this because one of two things can happen:
One: You bring home work in whatever form - conversion or otherwise either because you love it so much or you are forced to. Whatever the case may be, if your spouse does not take an interest in it, you have spent that much of your precious time not connecting with her. In a scenario where kids do not exist, this might not be a big deal; imagine otherwise...
Two: Your spouse is forced to bring her work home for any of the above enumerated reasons. Should you not show the slight interest in her work , you have then missed out on an opportunity to connect with him / her.
Furthermore, in a scenario where one in the couple does not have an interest / understanding of the other's profession, there will always be a disagreement on why one must work the hours one does, or why one must behave the way one does. To contextualize this point, perhaps the best fit as a mate for an investment banker is another investment banker or a surgeon (assuming that someone shares an interest in the other's job). An even better fit might be two people belonging to the medical profession.
In either case, your significant other must be picked keeping this in mind as well. While it may not be as a big a factor as some of the ones mentioned earlier, it leaves me with another interesting variable in the 'optimal solution', if you will, in finding the right spouse. Someone who earns a lot of money (say a surgeon) can afford financial influence for the kid(s), but the time spent with the spouse is then reduced drastically and is compounded if the spouse has no interest in surgery, which in turn impacts the cultural foundations of the family. Noone wants that... right?
