Couple in love and work

When there is half the work couples are more robust or fragile? According to a British study, those who share the profession and love is at risk, both in maintaining a proper balance of work that couple.

Let's look at the pros and cons.

I study
The study, conducted by the University of Bedfordshire, has been considering 291 couples who work within the university and 350 employees whose partners work in outdoor environments. Have been investigated the ability to balance work and private life, the impact of work on the family, the number of hours of work, the commitment and organizational support. The survey revealed that sharing the same work space thins the line between professional and private spheres. The limit of the search, however, is that of having investigated a single field; should be considered in fact, also the dynamics generated by the joint work that can be very different to vary the work and the couple.

Couple working and living together
How to save your relationship
It 'pretty hard to give general advice because every situation is self-contained and should be evaluated as such. In general, however, some caveats apply:

1. Avoid overlapping work role and personal, especially if one is the head of the other
2. prevent the symbiosis: the pair consists of two distinct individuals who must establish rules and divide responsibilities, with mutual respect
3. draw boundaries that protect the couple from becoming a single thing at work and at home
4. have self-awareness, observed from the outside and see how it is doing with the other
5. ensure that all is well share rules
6. find a space to be devoted only to yourself

The Pros
Share your work environment with your partner is to know closely any difficulties that the other faces, then the pair develops greater empathy than others.
It also becomes easier to communicate and especially you avoid conflict on issues working, it is feared the judgment of the other less and is easier to feel protected and collaborate, because it has the support of the other at all times.
Also they can share important information, although this does not necessarily have the same perspective on things, so it's essential that both maintain their own individuality.

Couple working and living together
The cons
The downside most common is surely to bring work home. For couples who work in the same environment, in fact, it's much easier to keep talking about what happened in the office, especially if there was a problem unsolved. Without raising ever you risk not finding a moment to talk about themselves as a couple.
Another problem is to not be able to distinguish between business and personal identity and mix things up.
A further risk is to have nothing more to say, made risky for a couple. Moreover, the work is an area of ​​personal fulfillment is right to build on their own.
Finally it could develop a competitive component in the pair in the long logorerebbe report.