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It was tough in the beginning, but I've gotten used to it. DH hates being away too, so he'll take later flights out and earlier flights in to spend more time with us.
He was supposed to come home yesterday at 4pm.. imagine my surprise when he came home at 9am! He woke up at 3:30 to catch a 6am flight.. Totally made my heart melt!

DH works a lot of weekends, which I don't mind because I know he's "around." But, I found in pregnancy I hate when he is away on weekends. Last weekend he was away for 4 days and I hated it!! I'm only 29 weeks but still it makes me nervous when he is away. He's not traveling anymore until my due date thankfully!

@mrs. wagon: I know..! How did we end up with such wonderful hubbies?! Man. It's such a shame that you guys couldn't enjoy the suite!!

Thankfully my husband only travels for work a few times a year (gone about a week, each time) but I’m ok when he’s gone. I miss him terribly, but it’s also kind of fun to have the house to myself again and live like I did when I was single (less so now that I’m pregnant since just gorging on sushi and guacamole and ice cream for dinner and staying up late isn’t the best choice!). I’m glad he doesn’t have to go away on a regular basis, though. I am very independent and both my husband and I need/like a lot of “me” time - even when we are home together.

I turn over and say have a nice flight and go back to sleep haha I am just so used to it now! When he took two months off last year I almost pulled my hair out because I wasn't used to him being around so often

I don't really mind at all when DH travels (it's not that frequent though) because typically my mom will come stay with me, and she's so helpful around the house
However, I've found that I really dislike traveling for work now and being away from DH. I used to live abroad and do a ton of traveling and LOVED it, but now I get really lonely for DH.

@ecogirl: haha seriously, isn't it funny how opposite we are? I guess people can change too-- my mom and dad always both worked and always insisted on doing everything together, but now she's not working and when my dad takes time off and is around the house with her, he drives her crazy!!! and I get my stubbornness from her, so maybe that will be Rob Sr. and I in 40 years

I feel bad about this b/c I'm the one who travels for work way more than DH, and yet I still hate it when he has to go out of town for work. Luckily he's usually only gone for 1-2 nights, so I just try to make the most of it. I go to the late yoga class that I don't usually attend while he's in town. I cook myself something that I love but he doesn't, and I catch up on trashy TV.

DH is pretty good about dealing with all of my work travel. I often go out of town for entire weeks at a time. We'll have to see how this translates once baby comes. She'll either have to travel with me (plus a caregiver), or stay at home w/ daddy.

I actually don't mind it now for a few days but I know that will change when our LO is born. DH hates travelling as he'd much rather be at home. I like being able to watch whatever I want, eat popcorn for dinner, and not have to pick up after anyone but myself

I hate it but luckily it doesn't happen much anymore.

It doesn't phase me at all and it happens with usually about an hours notice so there's no way to prepare. He keeps a bag packed at all times and depending on the call he gets he either has to stay the night, work a couple hours during the day, work all night, etc. There's really just no way to tell. The only thing I don't like is that I don't know when to expect him home so I'm not sure if it's him coming in or an intruder. Luckily our dogs react differently if it's him versus something they hear outside and we've developed a rule where he calls first no matter the time so he doesn't get greeted by the business end of the pistol.

I don't like it! Especially when it's winter. But he's been good at dodging the trips now that I'm pregnant, he usually sends someone else to go but that's not always possible when everyone else is busy.

I used to be fine falling asleep by myself when I lived alone or in college when I had roommates but now that I'm used to him always being here I hate it when he travels! He hates it too though, & thankfully he doesn't have to go away very often for work.

My husband worked nights for years and there would be days where I would leave for class before he came home in the mornings and then he would be gone when I got home in the afternoon. So I've gotten used to being alone. I get a little sad when he leaves, but I'm okay within an hour.