You have sacrificed your free evenings together on many occasions so one of you can work- You both accept that there are points in your relationship when you will have to take a backseat to your partner's work. You know that they still love you and would rather spend the time with you- but they've done the same for you so you do what you have to do to keep a roof over your heads.
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Some of your weekends have been quiet- There are times when one of you needs to study or catch up and on these weekends- the other knows to let the house be a place of calm and quiet or to go out and leave them to it.
You lack the energy to do much on a work night- When you arrive in from work you throw on the easiest evening meal you can and sit and watch TV together until it's bed time- usually an early one.
You know to give each other some space when you get in- So you can let the day's events sink in and be able to verbalise them to your significant other.
You can't wait for weekends- When you can rest and have a lie in together- even if you have to work- the extra few hours in bed is everything.
One of you is generally late from work- But you have a system whereby you let each other know what time you're going to be back so the other doesn't worry.
You both get the Sunday blues- You have so much on your plates that you can't properly enjoy Sundays because you wind up for work on Monday as soon as you wake.
When you go on holiday- You have a rule to have a complete work detox as you know it will spoil things otherwise so you have a rule not to talk about it or access any emails on your phone and simply concentrate on each other.
You know it's not a competition- There are times when you have more on your plate than your partner and vice versa, but you recognise that you both work hard to pay your joint bills and support each other during the normal times and the harder ones.
You don't resent each other- It's not ideal when you have to cancel your plans or put them back but you know deep down that your partner is not only working hard for them and to keep the things you have but for you too. And you know this because you do it for exactly the same reasons because you're a team.