tetris11What's the longest time you've spent away from your loved ones?
neidu3Three months. New job, and I moved in advance so I could find a place for myself, GF and kids while they stayed at family.
Other than that, 5-6 weeks routinely (5 weeks in, 5 weeks off), as I used to work offshore. I still work in the same industry, but I’m on-shore support now, so the travels are rarely more than a week at a time, and not as often either.
How did you/your partner cope?
Both of us coped just fine. I worked away before we first met, and one gets used to it pretty easily. Past a couple of weeks, the duration doesn’t matter that much either.