How do you think you would handle being in a relationship where someone was gone for months at a time? I ask this, because my boyfriend has talked about going to Alaska and working on fishing boats. From what he's been told by his father, you are gone for 3 months at a time. I'm sure those 3 months would go by really, really slow. Him and I have only been together for 3 months, so it would be really strange to have only been with him half the time that we've been together. I wonder if he'll end up going..

If he does, I support him 100%. I just want him to do what makes him happy. I really think his success should be put above our relationship. I never want to hold him back.

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-Brittany Brydahl

Well, while our family consisted of just the two of us, I would probably deal with it well, although I would not want it to be a permanent situation, of course. Now that our daughter is about to be born - no way. I'm not raising her alone.

For me, long distance relationship is very hard... But sometimes we can not control the circumstances and of course there are some priorities that requires sacrifices...

Anyway, we have different opinions but as for me I will never ever go in it..hehehe....

If it means that this job would better our lives, I would definitely support my husband to take a long distance job. Sometimes, we need to do things that are not necessarily pleasant for us, but if we have a goal that we want to achieve, I think by keeping that goal in mind, we can easily get through the days, knowing that when we're done, things will be improved for us.

That's a tough time, dealing with long distance jobs will not be easy unless you trust your partner that much. My hubs wants me to work abroad and he said he's gonna follow me there after I am settled so I think it's going to be fine if you two will just make some agreement.

A couple we know is dealing with this right now. The husband has gotten a job in a different state, and since he does not yet know whether the job is permanent, it makes no sense to wrap everything up here, sell the house and move the family. So he's rented an apartment there; he comes home for the weekend, and sometimes the wife goes to him as well. They seem to handle it well.

The sad thing is, some people have started gossiping about them possibly getting a divorce.

Ow that's not very nice the fact that the couple is happy with that why would they think that they will get a divorce. I hope the couple wouldn't be affected with that gossip.