| She was always strangely content to focus on her job, never talking about her personal life. |
| I used to be able to withstand the loneliness of my personal life by finding refuge in the comfort and familiarity of work. |
| When my personal life hit rock bottom in New Orleans, where I was a newspaper reporter, I decided to move to San Francisco. |
| Even when he was offering me advice on my personal life, he had me in stitches. |
| They launched into a discussion about my personal life while I sat and picked the ground bald of grass. |
| He was adrift, proof that one's personal life is intertwined with the professional. |
