Like a healthy, fully functional relationship?

I'm a business owner, and I work pretty much 24/7 to keep things on track, I've built up a good reputation for myself and have a pretty cohesive image/look.

I do have random bits of loneliness like anyone, but I honestly view relationships as distractions from making money and being successful.

Like, do miss sex, but I know that relationships take away from time to respond to emails, create, etc...

So, can you actually be a successful business owner and have a relationship or is it pick one?

Gotta manage your time and delegate duties to others. You might take home a little less if it means hiring someone to help you but it helps bring some balance to your life.

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Gotta work to live not live to work OP.

It's definitely hard.

I remember I was remodeling my business over the holidays one year, pretty much working 20 hours a day to crunch a month long job into a week's worth of time.

I took the time to go shop for and buy an expensive necklace for my gf to give to her on Christmas day, but had to go back to work later in the day.

It was stressful having to worry about finding the perfect gift in the middle of the remodel, but I was pretty happy with myself and the gift I had purchased for her.

As I was leaving to go back to work she told me that she hoped next Christmas would be better and that she hoped I wouldn't ruin it, too, by having to work again.

For the next few hours all I could think about was what a kunt she was and that owning a successful business is not easy.