It seems everyone I know, myself included, is experiencing burnout today. With daily responsibilities, personal relationships, and financial hardships overwhelming our schedules and brains, it’s hard to feel grounded and present for those who matter most.

Unfortunately, the ever-so-present career exhaustion isn’t just affecting us on an individual level—it’s affecting those closest to us, namely our partners.

I mean, it makes sense. When you have practically nothing left to give yourself after a long day, you likely won’t have much to offer your partner, either. This leads to what experts call “burnout breakup,” or breakups that occur as a direct result of depletion.

What Is a Burnout Breakup?

Essentially, burnout breakups occur when a person’s job is so demanding that it takes away fr

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