Lawyers, like doctors, tend to be "hazed" in their profession. What this means is that they're worked extra hard, extra long hours, to see if they're "worthy" of being an actual lawyer or doctor. You said before that your bf was going to law school, well this is the sort of thing that happens afterward, he gets a job as the paralegal for the nastiest lawyer in the firm, and is worked to the bone, to see if he's worthy. Sometimes the work doesn't end even after he gets the corner office, I've heard of lawyers working 21 hours a day! To be a corporate lawyer, it consumes your life. If you can't handle that, and the divorce rate for lawyers is sky high, you'll have to get another bf.