If your Dh/Dp goes away

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How often do they contact you?

If they go away for a few days to a week or so, how often do they text/call? Especially if you have dcs?

We both travel for work. Not often. DS (12) has a phone, so we’ll tend to prioritise him if time is tight.

we would video call at least once a day

Text to say good morning and one call a day time depends on our schedule on a particular day

A text at some point throughout the day, and maybe a Facetime call in the evening before he heads out for dinner, if not a text to say goodnight.

We WhatsApp on and off throughout the day, always say morning and night too.

Text before departure from the airport, text on arrival. Text prior to departure and on arrival to home airport. Sometimes a call during the week if there is something to talk about, sometimes he'll send photos if he sees something interesting. No regular check-ins.

When dh is away with work he usually calls most days but just for a minute or two. He's often the other side of the world in the arse end of nowhere so sometimes no signal etc

Whatsapp messages and usually call in the evening.

I do the same when I go away

Very much depends where they are. In my experience, northern Europe couple of times each day. Further afield, not always so easy.

Three times a day, in the morning, after work and then before bed.

DH has just come back from a longish period of working away Mon-Fri for a work project. He called me every night before going for dinner in the hotel so we could catch up. Don't normally speak/text during the working day unless some thing weird has happened we just see each other and chat when back at home. No small kids just our son who is a young adult- but if we had little ones he would speak to them at the same time as me. I was quite envious of him having a shower after work and swanning downstairs to eat a restaurant meal every night to be fair! He really missed being at home he reckoned 😂

DP works abroad about 40% of the time. We message on WA on and off through the day/evening, depending on where he is time difference-wise. We very rarely talk on the phone because I absolutely hate phone calls but will do voice notes and videos (often me sending videos of our cat and him sending videos of random cats - we don’t have children!). Most likely to call if eg he is on his way home and his flight is delayed or cancelled.

Depends a bit on time zones and wifi availability but there tends to be some whatsapping and a video call daily. Sometimes times don’t align and a day is missed out but never really 2 days in a row.

Wow. I often go away and I let him know on arrival and prior to departure, and a bit during on and off, as a pp. we also don’t connect during our work days unless needed, and don’t have to chat every day.

Not much if he's away for work - usually a text or two in the evening to say goodnight. If it's a holiday/trip to see his family, we'd message more and he'd probably send pics of what they're doing (going to the beach etc) and maybe a phone call or two.

No actual calls… maybe a few texts a day? Like a morning & evening check in and possibly some law if it’s important.

Morning and evening chats, text at bedtime. Usually if he’s away his schedule is very full and I won’t hear from him during the day but maybe a what’s app picture if something interesting catches his eye, or a link to a tweet about the conference he’s attending, things like that.

A phone call late evening or a message if not able to phone.

Wattsapp on and off through the day when work allows. Never call unless away for more than 10 days or so. But we are both pretty independent and used to time apart.

Forgot to add- this is for trips longer than a week, outside Europe.
No video calls normally for a 2 to 4 day trip , just some WhatsApping in those cases

Mine works away Mon-Fri. We have a morning call, a call through the day to see how we're both getting on, then a video call at night.

Dh went to stay with family on Wednesday and heard nothing at all today, nothing to ask how our young Dd is etc, is that weird?

Why don’t you just text him and ask?

No idea really just when we need too same as when I go away

Have you messaged him?