I love a once in awhile couple of days to myself but anything more than that I want him to come home. Sorry for not being another wife who would be happier alone....and likely will be at some point. Is that what you really want?

Anonymous wrote:I feel you. DH travels a lot and I look forward to having the evenings to myself. No cooking, no TV, and no moodiness from him. Heaven.

+1. Life is so much less tense and pleasant in our house when DH is traveling. When he has trips that get cancelled, I’m disappointed.

Wish i felt differently, but alas here I am.

Nope, no one misses him.

Anonymous wrote:I've been married for 15 years. It's 10 days. It's not a big deal for a spouse or child to be apart that long. You people are weird.

Of course it's not a big deal... that's not the issue. Do you miss your spouse when he/she is gone? Do you look forward to them returning or do you kinda dread it?

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Anonymous wrote:Married 15 years and I don't miss my wife when she travels. The house is calmer and I can watch sports/other stuff men watch when wives are away. Kids like Daddy time. I don't have illusions about divorce being this easy though.

+1. It's true what they say about time apart. Sounds like something else going on here perhaps. Some unresolved resentment or frustration.

Oh I am sure my wife has some resentment, since we don't have sex or bond when she returns. She thinks most women don't have sex and it's normal so good luck convincing her otherwise. But yes, it's kind of pointless to be married and not hsving sex which is why it's just as well she not be here

Now tell us about your AP.

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Anonymous wrote:Married 15 years and I don't miss my wife when she travels. The house is calmer and I can watch sports/other stuff men watch when wives are away. Kids like Daddy time. I don't have illusions about divorce being this easy though.

+1. It's true what they say about time apart. Sounds like something else going on here perhaps. Some unresolved resentment or frustration.

Oh I am sure my wife has some resentment, since we don't have sex or bond when she returns. She thinks most women don't have sex and it's normal so good luck convincing her otherwise. But yes, it's kind of pointless to be married and not hsving sex which is why it's just as well she not be here

I wish my husband would travel for work.

DH and I travel a lot for business and when we are either on travel or home wrangling kids, I don't think we miss each other as much or in the same way as we are just so work-focussed or family-busy.

Then we get home, reconnect and catch up when the kids are with grandparents or in bed so we don't get interrupted when we try to check in/update each other. Sometimes due to timing we aren't able to get it on right away for a day or so upon return and that's always a little weird, especially if we don't get a chance to catch up verbally, but are catching up physically instead.

Anonymous wrote:I don't really miss my husband when he's gone. You're not alone.

Me neither.

Anonymous wrote:Wow really? My DH was just away for 5 nights and we were all dying. Not really but you know what I mean.

Huh?

It’s healthy for a marriage to have the spouses apart once in awhile. But not missing them at all is not healthy especially when they are gone for an extended period.

Anonymous wrote:Married 15 years and I don't miss my wife when she travels. The house is calmer and I can watch sports/other stuff men watch when wives are away. Kids like Daddy time. I don't have illusions about divorce being this easy though.

+1. It's true what they say about time apart. Sounds like something else going on here perhaps. Some unresolved resentment or frustration.

I don't miss my husband when he travels . It is way easier to just be able to make all decisions myself. I travel way more than he does and I think he feels the same. 21 years.