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If you’re one of those people who can’t seem to get out of work mode and leave your career on the back burner just long enough to focus on your personal life for a moment, read on for important dating tips advice you won’t want to be without before life quickly passes you by.

The first step is admitting that you are indeed a workaholic.  Perhaps you’ve just fallen into a pattern of working too many hours or taking on too many responsibilities, or even being taken advantage of by a boss or co-worker leaving you with the crux of the workload.  Or, you really are a workaholic who simply needs to learn how to achieve an even balance between personal, family life and work.

For many young single people, advancing their careers and working toward promotions are center stage.  And, with the trying economic times of today, some people simply have no choice but to work as much as possible.  Often times, through no fault of our own, this leaves little, if any time left for dating and meeting new people, or for spending quality time with someone we’re already involved with, putting our relationship at risk.

Whether you’re already with someone special or desperate to meet one who is, it’s all about your priorities and setting them straight.  Realize that you are in complete control of your life, your destiny, and your free time.  As we know, life really is too short and can pass us by seemingly in the blink of an eye, and nary has a person ever declared on their deathbed, “Gee, I wish I spent more time at work and less time with the family.”

There’s no doubt money and careers are important, without money you wouldn’t be able to go on a decent date anyway, but, is working yourself too hard really worth missing out on all of the other good things in life when all is said and done?  Even people with the most demanding of jobs must find a way to achieve a healthy balance or neither aspect is ever going to work.  Either the work will suffer or the personal relationships will begin to break apart.

When you have given yourself a sorely needed reality check and finally do have a date, it’s imperative that your mind be present at the date as well as your body.  Turn off the switch in your head wired to your work and focus on your date and what they’re saying.  Ask questions, listen when they answer, and genuinely seem interested.  After the evening is over and you’ve both enjoyed yourselves, send an email the next day, or a phone call and let them know you had a good time and simply wanted them to know you were thinking of them.

If most of your friends and acquaintances are people you know and socialize with from work, it’s time to expand your horizons and meet others with different interests.  The internet is the absolute perfect place to start by either joining a dating site, participating in forums and chats directed toward singles, and searching for singles groups or clubs in your own area.

If you’re having trouble separating work from play, hopefully you will follow a few of these dating tips advice so you can start enjoying yourself and find out what you may have been missing out on all of this time.