Guys, what makes a man a workaholic? Is no life outside of work normal and considered a workaholic for a man?

[Anonymous]

[exitseven]

There are people who define themselves by what they do for a living.
Others think if they work a lot they will get ahead.
Some have really shifty home lives and stay at work so they don't have to go home.

[exitseven]

*shitty*

[ProbablyClueless]

Not having a life outside of work doesn't necessarily make a man a workaholic, but it makes it easy for him to go down that road. You become a workaholic when you feel like your job is the only thing going right in your life.

[KrakenAttackin]

Agreed. Often work is easier (mentally) than being at home with a super-bitchy woman.

[Boomchakalaca]

Yeah when he. Gets home and dosent spend time with u. Just sits on a couch and drinks beer watching tv

[KrakenAttackin]

@Boomchakalaca. That's because he just busted his ass paying for that home, that refrigerator, that beer, that couch. So what do you do? Instead of creating a place of harmony, you start bitching.

[Boomchakalaca]

Yea id probably just leave if work is more important then family 😂

[KrakenAttackin]

@Boomchakalaca. You don't get it. If a man doesn't earn his family will leave him. When a man loses his job and can't immediately replace his employment, his wife will JET and tak the kids with her. Men know exactly how important working and providing is and we know the rules. Most men's biggest fear is losing their good paying job as they know the consequences range far beyond income issues.

[Boomchakalaca]

@KrakenAttackin ok well sorry i caused u these flashbacks from ur girlfriend/ex wife

[KrakenAttackin]

I am giving you insight into a man's mind.

[slatyb]

Normal? It's not healthy, and if it's voluntary it's often a way to avoid intimacy.

[KrakenAttackin]

Because men receive love and acceptance based on what they can provide. To provide a high standard of living for a woman, a man has to work his ass off. If you want the bank you have to be willing to give him the time to make the bank.

[Asker]

I just want him to have a life outside of work too

[KrakenAttackin]

Not at the expense of not having shiny things. Women say this shit but when a man makes a change and consequently makes less money, she really loses her shit. Pretty much every married man I work with has to work a shit -ton of overtime to keep his wife's bitching reduced from about a 9 down to a 7. You want vacations, a new car, anniversary jewelry, more kids, a bigger house in a nicer neighborhood, new clothes, new drapes, new appliances, ... guess what, that shit is expensive. 95% of women prefer "things" over more time with their husband. Fact.

[Asker]

I have never asked him to buy me anything. I'm not dating him for his money.

[Akam93]

Yes it is. Makes a man boring.

[Asker]

I think my boyfriend is a workaholic

[In_Trance]

It's a form of escapism

[Asker]

Is that a good or bad thing?