Managing a relationship and career: How does SHE do it?

Special Blog Guest: Taylor Dionne

A lot of people ask me, “how are you able to maintain a relationship and work on the campaign?” Or something along those lines and to be completely honest, here’s how:

I have always been focused on my career and making sure I am setting myself up for greatness and success. It has been a challenge to stay on top of everything of course, however, with therapy and support from loved ones, I have been able to manage. When it comes to a relationship, I have not been in one for two years (yea this a fresh relationship). By being fresh, I had no idea what to expect.. I just went with it. I started my relationship back in May, and I started working on the campaign back in June. Both nearly at the same time tbh. How in the hell did I think I could do both? A long distance relationship and a stressful campaign? I was not sure, but I was determined to make them both work.

Relationship Back Story:

My boyfriend and I met and hit it off two years ago. Unfortunately, he lived in Louisiana and I lived here, Chicago, so there was no chance of a relationship so we thought. For two years we talked here and there, Facetimed, and texted. I always knew I wanted to be with him, but that distance was telling me NAH GIRL. I remained SINGLE AS A PRINGLE and did my own thang. He always knew of the kind of work I did and never complained if I was too busy or whatever. He just understood! I mention this because A LOT of men have expressed that I work too much, do not have time for them, and a bunch of other bullcrap. I did not need a man like that. If he could handle my career and lifestyle, all the others could kiss my ass, ya know?

Fast forward to 2020. Two years later, I am 24 years old. Different mindset on relationships and I felt like I was ready, long distance or not. When we decided to take things further with our relationship, I was happy. I was happy because I knew I would have someone by my side that understood me and everything about me. I knew I would have someone that was not only older than me, but he was so mature and had sense LOL (I am so serious because a lot of these dudes don’t). The way he could communicate with me, express how he felt, and made me feel wanted was lovely. So yea, we ended up in a relationship and we’ve been vibing ever since.

5 months later of being in a relationship and working on the campaign and I can honestly say he has helped me get through it. He listens to me complain, he has sat through my DAILY meetings, he even knows my co-workers names lol, he has shared positive words to help me get through my days, and so much more. I could not have been so positive or made it completely through this, if I am being honest, without him and his support.

This campaign has been TOUGH. I had days where I wanted to give up. I had days where I cried more than once. I had days where I was so happy to be a part of the campaign. It has been a rollercoaster. So, I really think the real question people should ask is how does HE deal with being in a relationship with someone like me and while I am working on the campaign lol.

I said all of this to say, it is possible to follow your dream and be great at what you do while in a relationship. If you have someone that can get you through all the storms, someone that listens to you, someone that admires you, someone that ACTUALLY cares about you, someone that pushes you to be a better you, someone that does not make you feel less than, someone that you can bounce ideas off of in order to have a successful future, someone that will tell you when you are wrong, someone that is not afraid to offer critical advice, you will be fine.

I have all of this and more, and I am grateful for him. I am excited to see what the future holds, but I am living day by day and enjoying it with him. This campaign will be over in 11 Days, so he will have a lot more of my time back lol. But yes it has been stressful trying to maintain both my job and my relationship but it is something that I truly wanted so I made it work. When you want something, you do everything you can to have it be and maintain it. And this goes for ANYTHING!!

~Taylor Dionne~