My brother worked fly in/fly out in Indonesia for many years. He spent 7 weeks on, 3 weeks off. During the off time he flew back to Perth where he has a wife and kid. He said it worked for him -- no different to working 5 days and having a weekend really, you just get all of your weekends all in one lump. So when he was home he didn't have to worry about work, phone calls, etc. His wife also took the 3 weeks off (she had a casual cleaning job) and they could spend the entire time together. He could also do things like walk his kid to school in the mornings, take him out to the cricket even mid-week, go see a movie after school, etc.
It might sound stressful but it's not all bad. You adjust your life to fit. Think of it as when Z's home you can spend an entire week not getting out of bed before mid-day.
I've been in long distance relationships before, even quite committed ones. About the 8 week mark is when it really starts to hurt. Anything less than that is tolerable.
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Date: 2006-05-04 10:12 am (UTC)It might sound stressful but it's not all bad. You adjust your life to fit. Think of it as when Z's home you can spend an entire week not getting out of bed before mid-day.
I've been in long distance relationships before, even quite committed ones. About the 8 week mark is when it really starts to hurt. Anything less than that is tolerable.