Marriage requires a lot of hard work, which typically involves patience, understanding, and communication. However, the relationship can become more complicated if one spouse holds a job with a reputation for tearing couples apart.
These alleged homewrecking professions were the topic of conversation in a recent Reddit thread. Responses came pouring in, mentioning occupations like police officers, lawyers, flight attendants, musicians, and influencers, to name a few.
If your better half holds one of these jobs and you’ve been through a rocky marriage, we’d like to hear your insights in the comments!
#21
Surgeons all day. I worked in the urology department at a med school in New Orleans once upon a time. I was amazed at what entitled, enormous [jerks] all the surgeons were. Also the only job where I got a screaming close-to-punching fight with my boss, who was a surgeon. I left shortly after that and was thrilled to leave. Never again!
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#22
Morticians. Unless the spouse is in the industry or is very understanding prior to marriage, the late nights, death calls in the middle the night, dinner, family functions, holidays, essentially putting others before your own, can take a toll if someone isn’t on the same page.
11points
#23
Filmmakers. 14 hour workdays. Sometimes months away working on a film. Inconsistent work hours. and then your partner falls in love with someone else while he’s away and lies about it, so yeah. Never doing that again.
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11points
#25
I think bartenders have some of the highest divorce rates or cheating rates. Makes sense when you have so many opportunities to cheat and you work weird hours.
10points
#26
Engineers are generally really good spouses with low cheating and divorce rates with one exception. Anyone who works for extended amounts of time on classified projects.
I’ve seen it destroy people’s marriages to essentially not be able to tell their spouse about 50% of their lives for years at a time.
I’ve seen it destroy people’s marriages to essentially not be able to tell their spouse about 50% of their lives for years at a time.
10points
#27
Government employee, particularly high ranking.
I see my wife… twice a month, if I'm lucky.
I see my wife… twice a month, if I'm lucky.
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#28
Prison Officer.
You train to dull your ability to show empathy in order to conduct your role effectively.
It allows you to say 'no' and challenge poor behaviour while not being emotionally affected by the horrible things you witness.
This, unfortunately, carries through into your real life, and most lose patience quickly on the outside and lose the ability to be tolerant of others.
Alcoholism and cheating seem to be the go-to escapes.
You train to dull your ability to show empathy in order to conduct your role effectively.
It allows you to say 'no' and challenge poor behaviour while not being emotionally affected by the horrible things you witness.
This, unfortunately, carries through into your real life, and most lose patience quickly on the outside and lose the ability to be tolerant of others.
Alcoholism and cheating seem to be the go-to escapes.
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10points
#29
My cop friends and my nursing friends male or female, seem to struggle in their relationships.
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9points
#30
Fighter pilots.
Similar to surgeons in many ways- you have to be incredibly driven and focused to make it to that level, combined with a God complex, and being deployed for months at a time. Also prone to using [illegal substances] and alcohol to manage the highs and lows of launching like a rocket off the side of a carrier, dropping ordinance and then coming down. Navy pilots are definitely the worst of them all. Never again.
Similar to surgeons in many ways- you have to be incredibly driven and focused to make it to that level, combined with a God complex, and being deployed for months at a time. Also prone to using [illegal substances] and alcohol to manage the highs and lows of launching like a rocket off the side of a carrier, dropping ordinance and then coming down. Navy pilots are definitely the worst of them all. Never again.
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9points
#31
As a military spouse, I have some thoughts…. And not saying my spouse is bad as a person but does the service set you up to be the best spouse? No. If they wanted you to have a family they would have issued you one is something I think of often. A close friend is having a baby soon and the husband is forgoing paternity leave so he can keep up with peers and not “look bad”. I don’t agree but he’s not wrong that the pressure to be and do the best is there. Sigh.
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#32
Doctors.
I’ve had friends married to them and I was engaged to one.
So many issues between the god complex to the d***s to everything inbetween.
It’s like attorneys: Some are wonderful people. Many are not.
I’ve had friends married to them and I was engaged to one.
So many issues between the god complex to the d***s to everything inbetween.
It’s like attorneys: Some are wonderful people. Many are not.
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9points
#39
People working in car dealerships.
Source: I work in the automotive industry and spend all day at dealerships but I don’t actually work for one. I see the way they go about their lives and it’s not pretty.
Source: I work in the automotive industry and spend all day at dealerships but I don’t actually work for one. I see the way they go about their lives and it’s not pretty.
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7points
#40
Clergy. Spouse and kids are constantly under a microscope.
(Cops are worse, but people don't often put clergy on these lists.).
(Cops are worse, but people don't often put clergy on these lists.).
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