Does a kick-ass career kill a relationship?(Brief Article)

To make it big, do you have to forfeit romance for a rockin' work life?

* Hollywood couples like Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise often cite work demands and superhectic schedules as the reasons for their splits. Even though most of us aren't logging long hours on movie sets, Americans are spending more time in the office than ever before--68 percent of employed professionals say they labor more hours today than five years ago, according to a recent survey. So we asked Cosmo readers, does a demanding job equal doom for a romance?

YES: work can wreck your love life

WOMEN 55% MEN 72%

"A couplehood is an organic entity and, like all living things, needs attention and care in order to survive. When that commitment is pushed aside while one or bot partners are preoccupied with work, it will only wither. Once you lose focus and neglect your union, it's hard to bring it back to life."

Sarah, 26

"If you're spending so much time at the office that you rarely see your partner, the relationship gets stressed. There's a risk that you'll stop feeling connected because you share fewer experiences and stop growing together-everything happens to you as an individual and not as part of a couple."