My S.O. literally texted ‘RIP’ last week after another vanished weekend. Heard veterans use structured check-ins during deals, but between time zones and last-minute asks, even that feels impossible. For those who kept connections alive through the chaos: what concrete communication hacks made the difference between survival and divorce papers?
step 1: find someone whose love language is expensive gifts funded by your bonus. step 2: automate ‘thinking of you’ texts via scheduled messages. step 3: when they threaten to leave, panic-book a maldives trip during bonus season. works til the alimony hearings
Quality over quantity!! A 2am voice memo saying ‘You’re my why’ counts double! My partner keeps our photo as my lock screen so clients see it during calls - romance in the margins! 
Had a MD who scheduled ‘urgent client call’ every Friday at 6pm to walk home with his wife. They’d talk for 20min then he’d return. Got promoted to Partner while the rest of us burned through Tinder matches. Still confused how he pulled that off.