Careers and Relationships

As I was talking with a friend one night it became very clear to me that careers are a lot like relationships.  

After graduating college, it seems as if the majority of former students spend the majority of their time focused on what they want to do with their lives and who they want to become.  Whether someone is currently working their dream career, looking for that dream career, or still trying to figure out what their dream career should be-each of these qualities all posses very similar characteristics of a relationship.  

I know many of whom are looking to find their "soul mate" in life or are currently with their "soul mate."  Maybe they are unhappy with the one they are currently with and unsure if that was the right person for them.  

I kind of feel as if it all comes with age; if you do not find either of the above during your college years that you seem to look the rest of your life for the above listed.

Thankfully, I know where I would eventually like my career to take me-but am I currently ready for that? Am I ready to sacrifice selfish desires to take that life-long career?  Or should you work a job that doesn't meet all of your long-term career goals to pursue things other than a career in the short-term and make that career change later in life? 

And as for relationships..

Are we truly willing to give up careers to be with the people that we love, or should we work our dream jobs in hopes of one day finding another true love?
Does money really matter?

Life tends to become more complex the older we become.  It's all about giving and taking, and finding that happy medium.  So many choices, and no answers in the back of the book!