How much would it bother you to be away from your dh/dp for four weeks?

[emkana]

I won't see dh for 4 weeks in the summer. A friend said that must be really hard - but while I am going to miss him, it really doesn't bother me that much. Am I normal?

ooh the mere thought of no snoring

getting to eat dh unfriendly food

watching crap on TV without sarky comments

and it's always quite nice when you get back together having not seen each other for a while (you get that momentary rush of excitement till it settles back down to normality again!)

Mind you when DP went on holiday without me for 2 weeks i really missed him and it was fun when he got back because we hadnt seen each other for so long!

A wise old woman told me ages ago that being apart now and again was the key to a happy marriage?!
I kinda know what she meant, I think..

4 weeks?!

We spent apart 2 years.And it was even harder coz before we lived together for 6 years and didnt leave each other for a single day.So i think 4 weeks it isfineand plus you will not be completely alone.

I can only dream wish he would bug off for weeks

I'd miss my dh ,but then I am used to having him here every evening helping out and being there to chat.
I would certainly cope but would miss his input at home.

Have never been away from DH for longer than a night (once, and again for one night this summer). Not since we started living together several years ago - not counting being in hospital as I saw him in day then. Would feel wierd. Wouldn't like to be apart for long. I would miss him dreadfully.

hula oyu utter poof!

Wouldn't bother me. Just one less person to tidy up after

oh GOD eveyrone needs SPACE imo

I know; don't care. It works for us

My dh went on hol to SA for 3 wks after we had only been married for 2wks... (long story). HIm being away didn't bother me then, so it absolutely doesn't bother me after 15 years. Actually I love the freedom when it is just me and the kids.

4 weeks would be fine, having done 4 months at a time a few times
and I couldn't even speak to him on the phone when I wanted, heard from him about 4 times in each four month stretch

4 weeks would be stressful from the point of doing all the childcare when I am used to his help and I would start to miss him at about week3
but it would be perfectly doable

Nope wouldn't bother me - time to do what I want and not to have to think about him/negotiate his job

in the last 2 years H has spent approximately 4 months at home - not all in one go either!

am hoping that situation will change before the end of this year - one way or another [ominous emoticon]!

he hasn't been here since just after Easter this time.

i think it's a great deal harder to cope with if you're used to them being at home normally.

tbh, it's harder work when he is here coz i have to cook proper meals etc. and then i put on weight LOL!

simply woul;dnt be long enough. I regularly try to get him to visit his parents in Spain or even rellies further afield in Oz but he just wont go! Every year when his parents come over here I try and talk them into making dh stay with them for even a few nights as i dont think they spend enough quality time together - they are just suspicious!

Am thinking of framing him for a crime so he gets , say, 6 months or something

It all depends on what you're used to I think.

I'm with DH every night/weekend - the longest we have ever been apart is 4 days, so yes, 4 weeks would be hell for me.

My friend on the other hand has a husband who regularly works away, so it wouldn't bother her so much

Hula - we had only been 1 night before until Feb

My DH works away from home and is only home a couple of nights every other weekend and I find it perfectly normal.

I miss him when he's working but when he's home I find having to change my routines, ie mealtimes more regular, a bit of a pain.

I think you have to like your own company and have Mumsnet of course.

I've been with my husband for seven years and I would definitely miss him a lot if we were apart for four weeks. I miss him during the day sometimes even though I know I'm going to see him in the evening - in fact, I don't look forward to going home nearly as much after a day at work if he's not going to be there. I don't know how "normal" that is though - I'm sure some people would think it borders on dependency, I'm sure.

gosh, I really was sure about that wasn't I.

my dh working away for a couple of weeks. He does this quite often, sometimes a month, once or twice 6 - 8 weeks. He was away for over 4 months last year, counting here a bit, there a bit! I get used to it. I have my cat, and 3 children, which keep me busy, and to be honest it's nice to be glued on mumsnet all night without being moaned at! I can watch my tv too.I just get stressed about the afterschool stuff, and seem to be in, out, in, out all the time which stresses me out. also means no social or sports stuff at night for me, which annoys me. I'm ok if the kids are behaving, but at the moment they aren't, so I've been in tears tonight over it. We taxt, and talk every couple of days, but i just miss having someone to share the moaning with!

I've done this countless times with dh. The thought is far, far worse than the deed and once he's actually gone I settle down into my own routine. He does get a bit upset when he comes home, though, and I've forgotten to lay a place at the table for him!

I would enjoy the break