6 Tips To Marry Your Professional Goals With Your Love Life

Calling all ambitious millennial women! Have you ever felt that you can’t have it all — a career you’re passionate about and the man of your dreams?

If you were to find love, would you have to give up on the hustle and vice versa? Shihaam Hassanali explores…

- Shihaam Hassanali

Figuring out a suitable career path right after university (or high school) is no easy task. Some know exactly what they want and chase after it, while others need to feel their way about trying their hand at different things until they find something exciting. It’s a nobrainer that millennial women are ambitious. We want it all — the personal development, the title, the equal pay — and rightly so.

But, being in a relationship is no walk in the park either. Time and effort are required to sustain it and there’s barely room to slack. Add juggling your personal life with your career and throw in your social life into the mix and you’re bound to feel the strain. Plus, with a strong hustle game, it’s easy to lose sight of spending quality time with family, friends and your partner. When work gets hectic, the fambam is the first to suffer, and often, there is no forgiveness, especially considering we live in a collectivist society. Hurt feelings aside, if you’ve got a possessive significant other it can make matters considerably worse.