For a while now I have been pretty curious about different variables and how they affect the chances of people finding love and one of the variables I have been curious about is how a career could affect our chances of finding love.
I had a conversation with my brother about this topic and for him, he doesn’t feel like a career could make a difference but I feel like certain careers have perks that make it easier to meet people and to find companionship.
Moving forward, I will be breaking this down into two parts on how I feel certain careers might be an advantage or disadvantage.
FIRST PART: THE APPEAL FACTOR
The appeal factor speaks about how certain careers are appealing and could give an edge to certain individuals, mind you that the appeal factor could be different for each gender.
For me, especially in the country I was raised, I feel like certain professions are looked down on or idolized and this might be a determining factor in the search for love, for example, most ladies I know would rather date a doctor or a businessman than date a policeman because well, police in my country aren’t exactly appreciated.
Another thing that comes to play in the appeal factor is the amount of money each career makes because most people if given the choice will go for someone with the one that pays more.
Not forgetting the place of women in the appeal factor, most men might prefer career roles that aren’t tasking on their women because it is believed that a woman is a caregiver in the home so she should have enough time to balance these roles.
SECOND PART: THE ACCESSIBILITY FACTOR
The accessibility factor speaks about how certain people have more access to meeting others because of their career while others might be at a disadvantage, for example, a waitress or flight attendance might meet more people compared to a freelance writer who is always at home and due to this factor, one has the opportunity to have options while the other might not.
Now I am not saying that because you are a freelance writer you wouldn’t find love but if you do not purposely put energy into your social life, you might find it difficult to meet people.
IS MY CAREER STOPPING ME FROM FINDING LOVE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE?
Well, it is very possible that due to your career you aren't meeting people hence it might be a bit difficult to find love but still, in the end, there is no manual in life and what might prevent one from finding love might not prevent another but if you truly feel like your career is stopping you from finding love then the most important thing to do is make time to invest in your social life.
I think most of us forget that to meet people you will have to step out and socialize and especially for young people it is easier to just stay indoors but that might not be the best option.
IN THE END,
There are other variables except for career that could be at play in preventing your quest of finding love and while a career could be important, you will also need to examine the others.