Anyone else rarely/never see their DH?

Of course I knew how things would be before we even got married - DH works the overnight shift at Air Jamaica, and he works Sunday night thru Wed nights. I work a typical 9-5 M-F workweek. If I have something to do after work Mon-Wed nights, I don't see him at all. Our doggie is my cuddle partner in the bed. And even the nights that DH is home, he's still on that overnight schedule, so he doesn't sleep with me, anyway! Well... he does but he won't come to bed til like 3-4am, and then I wake up at 7-8am b/c I am an early bird. We have only been married a little over a month and it's just really hard to never see him! I am sure I'll get used to it (heck, I saw him less before we got married, so this should be an improvement!)... it is just very difficult watching him walk out the door every night, you know? And now, on top of that, he decided to pick up his old job part-time b/c we need the money... so now I see him even LESS, if that is possible! I know he is doing it all for us, so I am not really complaining, just venting a little... I guess I didn't realize it'd be harder to be married and not see him than it was before we got married and I didn't see him... if that makes any sense!

Anyone else's DH work overnight or have a situation where you don't see each other much?

DH used to work nights so we were pretty much on that same schedule.

Now, I hardly see him b/c I'm in classes until 9pm and he has to get up for work at 5am so is usually in bed by the time I get home...

it's tough, but it makes our wknds more special...

hang in there

my DH used to work 4pm to 12am shifts -- and i'm a 9-5er myself--so sometimes things would be tough cause i'd feel so bored after work cause he had already left for his job.

it can stink at times--but in the same notion it did make me appreciate the time we do have together more and more! especially days off together--it would be just fantastic to wake up in the morning next to him and be able to sleep in and cuddle and stuff. it takes awhile to get used to it...but in the end its all worth it i'm sure.

i got lucky--he now works 7am to 3:30pm and we have nites off together.....but it took awhile to get that shift!

The thing about the weekends is that he uses them to catch up on the sleep he isn't getting all week, so I STILL don't really see him, or get to spend time with him... ah well!

Everyone keeps joking with us that our marriage will definitely last forever b/'c we never see each other

The old adage 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' is definitely true in our case!

My DH is away for work alot....his job requires him to travel now more than before when we were engaged...so i know what you mean about your dog being your little cuddler in bed at night I have no advice to give except that when DH is away i catch up with school work, go out with gf's for lunch, or invite them over at my place for dinner. Anything to keep me as occupied as i can be