Does your DH/DP work away?

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It is looking likely my DH will have to work in another city too far to commute daily. So he will work away Monday to Friday, sometimes Thursday, and come home weekends.

I am worried this will ruin my marriage. I have teenagers who aren't difficult but still need looking after so I can't go with him. I also work 4/5 days and might struggle to get a job elsewhere. He is by far the higher earned.

Has this worked or not worked for anyone?

Yep. 3 weeks away, 3 weeks home. 2 young dc it can be tough at times but it has always been that way. It works for us, he technically is home 6 months of the year I suppose. But it’s one extreme to the other.

I won't lie it's not much fun, dh does it occasionally and Sunday's are always rubbish cos he's having to pack and head off. You feel like the weekend is only 1 day!

It's quite common round here for husbands to work offshore and they do 2/3 weeks on and same off, which in better than being away for 5/2 I suspect.

Can you all move there? Would the teens relocate? Is it forever or just for a while?

dp is the same op. home friday evening- sunday evening. Its not too bad, I tend to get lonely from 8:30 pm when ds has gone to bed. I don`t like sleeping alone. But its only for a few weeks (waiting for house sale to go through). The sex is great though!

My DP also works away Sunday night to Thursday every week. It's hard work and I miss him like crazy when he's not here, does make us appreciate our time together more though. Some things to consider, whilst he's away working, he eats out every night, few beers down the pub with work mates and never sleeps well (room sharing in hotel with 3 other blokes) This usually means he's shattered at the weekend and doesn't really want to do much socially.
Also I find I turn down a lot of social gatherings with the girls etc as feel guilty about missing out on our limited time together.

It's bloody hard but we make it work.
I'd have him back home in a heartbeat if I could