6. Models
The lifestyle of a model looks glamorous especially when we see Kendall Jenner or Joan Smalls walking down the runway. While this career offers many perks, they are women that are being told by men most of the time that they have to lose weight, cut their hair off and hide their true personalities to fit into a fashion designer’s image of real beauty.
Aside from the fact that the successful ones have to travel across the world, many feel the consequence of a low self-esteem at times and depression during slow times of not getting work is a reality. There are top models such as Liya Kebede and Doutzen Kroes that are happily married but they are seasoned models that have been working for 10+ years. They know exactly how to stay beautiful in front of a camera and make their husbands feel like the only man that matters at home.
But your partner will have to be comfortable with you being the center of attention at events. Watching photographers flirt with you and see you on an outdoor billboard next to a 6-pack toned male model may also be hard for your partner to take. He might even feel the need to quit his day job to follow you if you have to move for work between New York, Los Angeles or Europe.
5. Artists
To all of the artists reading this part, please take it with a grain of salt. What can I say? Artists can be eccentric, laser focused, moody and complicated, constantly changing their minds about life. When your life is dependent on how creative you can be compared to the competition, these personality traits will find their way into your daily routine.
Artists are easy to love but when work is starting to get slow or a client rejects their vision, their partner has to be emotionally available to handle the uncertainty that they may be faced with.
Being a successful artist attracts groupies and followers because an imaginative mind is a beautiful thing. Bringing art into the home can be less expensive than purchasing an open space or a loft. But not everyone is accepting of life-size paintings in their garage or customers coming into your home to be painted or to pick up a piece of work.
Talk to your partner and ask them what they think about you becoming a freelance artist. Whether they do or do not support you, you have to be ready for the sunny and rainy days. Nobody ever said that living your dreams was always going to be easy.
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