Would you spend more time with your significant other?

How long will this training go on for? If it's not for too long, explain to them and maybe they will understand. Try to compromise and spend less time on it, and a little more time with them. You have to think, is this tournament worth loosing your relationship? Or is the person worth sacrifices?

Talking about things with your friend will help lots. As long as friend understands your goal and what it will take to reach it - and friend understands that they can be supportive and help you find success, friend just may be a true friend (friend is used in place of the gender or relationship you have with him/her).

Balance comes when both persons work toward a common goal. I've been doing this with my best friend for 37 years (my wife). We've found many new goals to replace older goals that were reached. The key has always been being supportive of the other. That came with discussion. Talking about a subject can bring great clarity into a relationship and help with solving what otherwise is becoming a problem.

Your SO needs to understand what it is you want. BUT - YOU need to understand what your SO wants too. Sometimes they (the things wanted) compete. You want to go north but they want to go south. What to do? Talk. Understand the other person and their reasons and feelings for wanting what they want. Then when they understand YOUR wants someone will always step back and say "OK, I'll help you". Then next time you can help them. But it starts with talking. So talk to your SO.

Good luck.

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sounds like you and your partner need to have a big talk......... if this activity is what you want to do you should follow it but... in saying that you cant neglect your partner... if it was vise verser how would you feel?? if the acticity you are doing is a temperay thing then you should disguss this with your partner if its longer than say weeks or a couple of month (depending what it is you are doing?) maybe u need to re think? comprimise with each other? but always make time for each other..... hope that helps???

Manage your time, spend your time with your S.O. is also important