I have to say that marriage is great. I have been doing the flying thing long before I met my wife. When we met I was at a desk job and home every night. When I went back to flying she cried. She knew it was going to happen, but she was not happy about it. That was over three years ago.
She still does not like me gone, but there are some real positives for her. One, she gets her space from me. She says that she does not need it, but the truth is that she does. I do to. I can get it in a hotel room. When I am off my time is her time. If you are always wanting to go out with the guys, it will never work. Understand that your better half sees it as you having fun while you are flying. They will never get it. If you can devote the majority of you time at home to her, you will have half a chance. That is what we do and it had been working great. She is my best friend and greatest champion. We respect each other and the one thing that she would never do it ask me to tun my back on a job that I love.