The Two-career Couple

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Abstract: How couples can work and love and grow together bycombining career and family (or a serious love relationship) is discussed. Career and family successes are possible and mutually attainable if couples have a commitment to both and they can share feelings with their partners. The majority of 2-career couples have a fairly traditional life-style; therefore, it is essential that 2-career couples have some flexible elements in their careers and relationship. Learning how to make trade-offs, how to compromise and how to establish priorities is important. General issues or problems of dual careers (couples, family stages, coping, and stress) are described as are specific tasks (home management, children, sex, interpersonal relationship, work involvement, and job mobility. Future trends and possible alternatives for couples and companies are explored. (kbc).