Your Companion Posted on January 20, 2009 The support you get from your partner can make or break you, says Dr. Patricia Molina.

I had always told myself, "I am never going to marry before I finish medical school, never. Nobody would be good enough for me to marry. Nobody would be rich enough for me to marry. Nobody would be so outstanding that I would leave my career to marry them."

If I were to be asked, "Well, why did you do something that you said you would never do?" I would say, "Because I found somebody that would make the process easier. Because I found somebody, I found company. I found somebody that could help me move forth."

And I feel that that's very important. And I feel that a lot of times as women start pursuing a career, I think you have to keep in mind who your companion is going to be, whether it's a husband or a significant other or the person that you are living with, because that person plays a very important role in your life. The support that you can or cannot get from that person can either make it or break it.