Work, Life & Love: Dating Advice for Busy Professionals
So you are a professional. And a BUSY professional at that. To add to that, you have decided that you want to enter back into the dating world.
At the best of times, juggling work and life can be a struggle, especially if you have children, pets or are a person with lots of hobbies! So adding in the dating element can feel like a bit of a mission.
Endlessly scrolling on apps when you get home from work or are on the morning commute can feel like a never ending task. A task that sees the same people popping up over multiple platforms, with various versions of the same bio… yawn.
So how do we stop scrolling and start dating; all whilst keeping it all together?
Well, I won’t lie, it can be tough at first. When you are a busy professional, dating can feel like the last thing on your mind. However, if you find the right person, their influence on your life can be just the addition you need!
The first thing you need to get really clear on is what your work and job means to you and what dating would mean to you right now. If your work is your LIFE and you are at the height of your career, you may physically have no time to really be dating right now, or may not be looking for something serious. That is completely fine, but you need to make sure if you are going on dates during this time, you are clear on what your intentions are, as honesty is the least you owe the other person.
There is nothing wrong with not being ready to completely settle down whilst you are working out what it is you want from life when work is busy! As long as you communicate with honesty, that is the very least people can ask for.
However if you are a busy professional, but at that point in your life where you don’t feel the need to be scrolling LinkedIn at 8:30pm on a Wednesday, or answering an email on a Sunday afternoon, you may feel ready to date!
The juggle can be tough but you need to be strict with yourself - if you are clocked off from work or have committed to a date, put the phone away and make sure that individual has your FULL attention. If there is a reason you can’t do that, make sure you communicate that with your date and potentially look to reschedule for a time when you can be fully present.
Date with intention! If you want to date other professionals within the same field, get out to networking events and social meet ups for other like minded people. Yet again, I will shamelessly plug a Love at First Sign Event. These events are geared up for singles looking to find their match, you can’t get more intentional than that!
And be patient. With yourself and with other daters. Not everyone is a career chaser and there is NOTHING wrong with that. Hey, you may meet someone that is completely different from you with their career aspirations and be just what you need!
When all is said and done, I beat the same drum of the fact that dating is supposed to be FUN and falling in love is supposed to be easy. The right person will be the addition to your life you need and understand your career aspirations, your hobbies and everything you are!
