PNCL seems to be a green house for that ;-)

So far I've only heard unexpectedly great results..... they say the other partner understands them better when they can't make it, or get stuck .... seems like something that works great for some ppl

 

Diversify..... marry an accountant.

 

"Now you can think about it... but don't do it"

Sheriff Buford T. Justice

 

I date a pilot at my company, but we have been together over three years long before we worked there, and lived together too.... Things are normal....schedules can be conflicting but we will work that out as I get senority......

 

Why would someone want to even TRY to make a relationship with someone that was that hard. We already have the highest divorce rates in the country. (I think police might have past us ) There is no reason to put yourself through that is there? Isn't poverty enough. Oh and like the other guy said...who would pay the bills?

 

Some say that the only person that could possibly understand our career is someone that is involved in it themselves.

However, I'm still not one that even wants to try it. In the end, the extensive time away from home is tough enough to deal with one person in the airlines, let alone two. If one half was in corporate or something, it'd probably be more doable. Besides, I would rather find someone that is a little more different than myself, it shakes things up a little. Nurses and schoolteachers are perfect...they can move anywhere!

 

But it's not.. it's been so easy for me. My SO understands EVERYTHING I breathe/talk/ask/vent about aviation. With my non-pilot friends I get ''huh'' or 'don't care.' I'm sure a non-pilot SO would be the same.
I can't imagine that many non-pilot men would be secure enough to have a gf who knows more about machines (airplanes) than they do, isnt home everyday and works with 95% other men in very close quarters on a daily basis.
At the same time, many women are insecure about their men working with female FOs and FAs. Some think every female FO and FA are out to seduce their man.. yeah OK do you think your man is THAT hot?
And have you ever read those pilot wife/gf forums out there? Seriously, many of them have a very hard time. You know, like if their bf or husband is going through 121 training, they can't understand why he can't talk on the phone with them every 3 hours and then they get all insecure and weepy and demanding about it. As a pilot myself, I can't help but roll my eyes. Training is hard and annoying as it is, without such outside issues distracting you. I'm not saying every gf and wife of a pilot is like that, but I've read a ton of posts on that very topic.
With a pilot SO, both of you know from the get go exactly what to expect. We know EXACTLY what it's like because we've both been there. So I guess it comes down to the level of mutual understanding that you just can't get with a non-pilot.
as far as the bills, uhm.. one of us has student loans and the other doesnt.. so he helps me out every now and then

 

Well, I hate to break it to ppl but there aren't many professions these days that don't have men and women working together. If you can't trust your SO with the opposite sex you should just save yourself the heartache and call it off .My wife and I have been together for over 5 years and she doesn't fly and really doesn't want to. However she knows that I really love flying and she gratefully listens to my stories and rants whenever I have them. I do agree though that it takes a STRONG relationship to survive this rollercoaster of a job.
Just as long as ppl know what they are getting into with both memebers of the relationship hitting the road. If you are senior this might be manageable, but oh the nightmare if you are junior.....Maybe you could have dates at the arpt while you are sitting ready RSV

Good luck to all. Its just one other pitfall of this great profession!

 

Just look at John and Martha King

 

Because it's not that hard. I haven't "tried" to make a relationship with my fiancee. It's been quite effortless actually. My fiancee and I both fly and we have been together 6 years. Sure sometimes we don't see eachother as much as we would like but it's the nature of the business. When we are off together, we are with eachother 24/7. I think it makes up for the time apart. I personally think divorce rates are high because some people are so friggin desperate to get married, it's not even funny. You should not be getting married after knowing someone 2 years.....you're still in the honeymoon period for Pete's sake! You need to make sure you want to be with the person after that hot and heavy period has ended because it doesn't last forever. I don't know what is wrong with waiting for a while. People have their priorities messed up and then they end up divorced.