A workaholic has several admirable qualities, such as discipline, ambition, direction, and courage.

These are all qualities that are top-notch in a potential partner.

Nevertheless, when they are excessive, it can complicate a relationship.

To such an extent, it’s almost akin to dating yourself.

Lawyers, surgeons, and investment bankers are some of the likeliest people to be workaholics.

He becomes so caught up in how much money he is bringing in, how high up the corporate ladder he is climbing, and who else he is competing against that he isn’t available to fulfill your emotional needs.

Although he is creating a lavish lifestyle for you, it’s a struggle to appreciate it fully when he is frequently absent.

It is nice to live in a wealthy suburban area with a large house and backyard, but it is so quiet without him.

Given that he is gone for so long at the office or on business trips, you are left in a big house without him for company.

You crave his physical presence.

You miss his loving arms wrapped around you in a hug, which has been less prevalent since he received his latest promotion at work.

It hurts to eat dinner alone for yet another day as you stare at his empty seat at the dining table.

When you lay in bed all alone, you pull his pillow close so that you smell his scent.

That is the closest you will get to experiencing anything close to his physicality given that he has been consistently absent for all the traveling he has been doing due to his new position at work.

Even though you have friends and family who ease the loneliness you feel, it isn’t the same thing.

Romantic love and affection is a different kind of experience.

You miss it deeply.

Sadly, all of this is what usually comes with dating a workaholic.

While he is courting you, you don’t realize that this kind of lifestyle is imminent.

Though busy, he makes himself frequently available to take you out on dates.

Since you are getting to see him regularly, you think this will be a staple.

The reality is, once you have an established relationship with him, his focus will naturally shift to getting back to working a whole lot more.

If anything, he intends to work that much harder now that he has you as a girlfriend who has the potential to become his future wife and mother of his future offspring.

He has been raised from childhood to be a financial provider.

Being that he is already a workaholic, he is bound to take this expectation to a highly elevated level now that he has extra motivation to provide for you and the potential of future offspring.

The financial lifestyle a workaholic provides, especially as he climbs up the corporate ladder, is immense.

You will live in a tax bracket that most couples can only dream of.

The women who make it work develop their own hobbies and interests so that they don’t spend so much time thinking and missing their partner while said partner is gone for ungodly hours working at the office or for weeks on a business trip.

If you are incapable of doing this, you are better off not dating a workaholic.