Relationship Ends Over Man's Refusal To Quit Job As Security Guard

Late last night a couple decided to terminate an eleven month relationship when the man affirmed his commitment to a job as a security guard. His girlfriend stated that she felt it was a dead end job and that she was embarrassed to admit to her friends that someone she was dating patrolled the local mall in a uniform with a fake badge. She reminded him that in the beginning of their relationship he'd made it clear that he considered the position temporary, but since then he'd turned down numerous opportunities to move into jobs with better hours and equal or better pay. She said that if he really liked security then he should stop pretending and apply for the police academy so that he could do the job for real.
The man said that if she was so embarrassed she need not tell her friends about his work, and assured her that since he worked to night shift he was unlikely to come in contact with anyone she knew. He admitted that he had originally thought the job would be temporary but had grown to like it, and was not interested in becoming a cop. He said the job gave him time to think.
The girl said she could not imagine how he could be so devoid of ambition, how he could accept such a lowly career.
He said he didn't understand it himself, but for some reason he truly enjoyed his job. He said he'd had enough awful jobs to recognize how rare that was, and so he was not in a hurry to give it up.
His girlfriend asked if he thought that was the most important thing, that he enjoy his job. She asked if he thought it was more important than their relationship.
He said he didn't know. He asked if she thought the fact that she was embarrassed about his job was more important than their relationship.
She said yes, it probably was.