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Should I break up with my boyfriend over him hating my night shifts?

me (31F), ICU nurse, been with Malik (33M) for 2 years. he works a normal 9-5 in sales and lately every single conversation turns into him asking when i'm gonna "get a real schedule." i sleep during the day, i work 3 12s a week, i make good money and i'm actually good at my job, saved lives good at my job. he says he's tired of eating dinner alone and tired of me falling asleep during movie nights and tired of planning around my rotation. i get it, it's not romantic to date someone who smells like hand sanitizer and comes home at 8am talking about a code blue. but nursing is not a hobby i can just drop, i went into 40k debt for this license. last week he brought up a whole spreadsheet, not kidding, comparing our "quality time hours" to his coworker's marriage. i laughed which made it worse. he says he loves me but doesn't know if he can do this long term. i don't know if he's asking me to change my whole career or just venting. we're not fighting exactly, it's just this low grade thing hanging over us now and i'm exhausted, and not just from the shift.

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anonymous ask · Aug 22, 2026 · 272 votes · 9 comments

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