Is your life easier when your DH is away?

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Is this normal or not and am I awful for thinking this sometimes / quite a lot? AIBU?

DH is away with work for a few nights this week, as he often is. I just came back from the school run and rather than rushing round tidying the house and making dinner, I'm on MN with a coffee and will just do pasta or something later. Plus less mess and laundry all round and generally a more chilled atmosphere, even though the kids have exams this week.

I do appreciate DH for all he does and I miss him too, but AIBU to feel more relaxed when he's on a trip? Does anyone else feel like this ever?

Mine's away at the moment so it's just me and the dog and it's bliss. I do miss having a cup of tea presented to me in bed every morning but don't miss having to clean every surface in the kitchen as a consequence. I don't know how he manages it; tea splashes everywhere, milk rings on the kitchen table and the kitchen island. And God help us if he's made toast - butter all over the washing-up sponge, breadcrumbs dispersed far and wide, marmalade on the kettle?!

No, he's my chauffeur

Mine goes away for the weekend every year and it's coming up this year. I can't wait. It's hard doing all the childcare myself but ordering a takeaway just for me, having a bottle of wine to myself and getting to be selfish with the TV and my phone without worrying about hurting his feelings - bliss.

Babdoc so sorry it must be so hard. I can’t imagine. My husband is my best friend. I hate when he goes away. The way our holidays work out we often spend a long time just us two and never get sick of it. In fact it’s the only time I feel truly relaxed when I’m with him. I know some posters will hate that and say I need to get out more etc but I’ve done the long absences thing and we have our own daily stuff going on but I just can’t wait to see him in between times.