Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
Pilots sacrifice the ability to maintain friendships easily. Once you are out of sync with the 9 to 5 world your life will become a lonely place. Even other pilots are difficult to socialise with since everyone has a different schedule.
Over time you simply give up and end up going to movies alone and wandering shopping malls solo on Thursday mornings.
Skyhigh
I will agree with skyhigh on this. I've been finding that this job is very tough on all of my relationships - freinds, family, and now the ex-gf. Talking on the cell phone only goes so far when it's christmas, birthdays, and other special moments when you can't be there. But it's not just pilots, a buddy of mine in the ATC world experiences the same quality of life - except he has swing shifts so there is no normal. Just living the dream....