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Work and relationships |
19 July 2004 |
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Is it possible to combine a good relationship with demanding working hours?
A recent study by the Office for National Statistics has found that couples spend an average of 15 minutes a day socialising with each other, and working couples with children have the most pressure on their time.
The MP Oona King often doesn’t get home to her husband before midnight. She discusses the difficulties of combining a demanding job and a relationship with Judy Jones, whose book Downshifting recommends rebalancing your life. She also talks to Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, who has been working over seventy hours a week since he left university.
Judy Jones (with Polly Ghazi), Downshifting: The Bestselling Guide to Happier, Simpler Living, published by Hodder & Stoughton
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