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The combination of my inconsistent work schedule and volunteering 1-2 nights week does create evenings where my wife does not see me until 9 or 10 at night.
I know she would prefer I came running home to her each night. She does not require me to be in the same room as her at all times, but at least home.
She knows I am passionate about my work and extracurricular activities. She knows it makes me extremely happy and she willingly makes a small sacrifice each night I'm not home for dinner because she loves me.
It's one of the many reasons I love her.
She lets me know if she thinks I'm going over-board and I'm glad she does.
I also make concessions and participate in actives I don't care for because I know it makes her happy. It's one of the reasons our marriage works.
I would not be able to live with someone, let alone marry a person that ached in major pain every moment we were apart. I've seen relationships like that and they are not healthy for either person. A relationship should be a partnership between two people, not the creation of a new combined identity.
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