Things You Need To Know About Dating A Freelancer

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If someone can support themselves full time working remotely, then they’ve made a nice little life for themselves. They don’t need to deal with the multitude of personalities that can come with a brick and mortar office; they can work from literally anywhere in the world, they can run errands in the middle of the day when the lines are short, and they can have a dog! That doesn’t even come close to covering all of the benefits of being a freelance or work from home professional. If you, however, do work a 9 to 5 (or similar hours) job at a brick and mortar office, but you date a freelancer, you may notice parts of your lifestyles don’t quite mesh. You can certainly make it work, but there are things to be prepared for. Here is what you need to know if you’re going to date a freelancer.

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He won’t have an alarm clock

There is a good chance your freelancing boyfriend won’t set an alarm clock—he can afford to sleep a little extra because he doesn’t need to make a commute. So don’t count on his alarm clock to get you up.