I often feel I've put my life on hold. Meanwhile, I have virtually no social life. My Freedom Forum-sponsored careers survey found that working in TV news is satisfying for three fourths of the single newspeople, as for those who are married. But when the survey asked how the work affected their personal lives, responses revealed an often dark side of a glowing moon. TV's often long or odd hours make relationships difficult.
Mobility works against marriage.
And marriage works against mobility. Most of the men are. Single and married staff average the same 48-hour work week. Single newspeople are almost as likely as married ones to have been divorced. Single TV news staff are about half as likely as the married ones to say they've had marital problems related to their jobs.