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Amina
Dedicated January 2020

Husband away for work

Amina, on February 25, 2020 at 5:30 AM Posted in Married Life 0 3
So my husband works as a healthcare consultant for a large company which means there’s a high possibility of him having to travel all over the country for weeks to months at a time depending on what project he’s assigned to at the moment. Since we’ve graduated college and moved to our current city and he’s started the job, we’ve gotten pretty lucky that he’s been assigned to local projects. With his recent promotion, he’s now able to be assigned to projects further away. We just got married over a month ago and he’s been working from home looking for a new project. He’s finally assigned to one but now he’s a few states away. To clarify he travels Monday to Thursday every week when he travels and just left yesterday for his first day on the project. When he accepted the project, we thought it would be until the end of March but now it looks like it could be until the end of September and I’m heartbroken. Feels like we just got married and I’m being abandoned. Now I’ll pretty much be all alone and rarely get to see my new husband for months. Any advice about how to get through this?

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Latest activity by Meghan, on February 25, 2020 at 7:54 AM
  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
    Kristen ·
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    I'm very sorry that you feel that way and traveling jobs can be hard. Maybe down the line he can find something to say more local but for the time being definitely keep yourself preoccupied with different hobbies and things that you like but also when he is home just make sure dedicate all of that time to him. My friend s husband has a job where her husband travel and when he's in town she is pretty much all devoted to him and we understand. I hope that you feel better soon.
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  • R
    Expert May 2021
    Rachael ·
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    That's a tough situation but maybe you can do things around the house you've always wanted to, or pick up a new hobby, spend times with gfs, work on yourself ! And I agree make the best of the times you see him!
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  • Meghan
    Master October 2019
    Meghan ·
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    I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with this so early in your marriage. I also have a somewhat difficult/annoying work schedule at times. My best advice is to sit down with your husband and come up with a plan or compromise. Maybe after this project, he takes a local one, rotating the travel jobs every other? Also, making sure that on the weekends, you guys spend as much time together as possible. Are you allowed to travel with him? Or meet him in his current city at the end of your work week for a little getaway together?
    I know not seeing each other everyday can be very hard, but you can find ways to keep your marriage fresh and fun!
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