So, how did you all approach your wife/girlfriend/significant other about this career

OK, I think I see the problem here. First off, wouldn't it be better to talk about it before hand, rather than TELLING her you are going to do it?

I know that it is YOUR career. (Or job, as the case may be.) But when a couple is in the process of either living, or planning a life together, something as important as this, needs to be discussed before hand.

If your relationship is such that you are going to do it, no matter what, then I don't think you would be asking this question. If the relationship didn't mean anything to you, (as others have posted here,) you would not be having a problem in deciding what to do.

But it does concern me that you seem to care enough about the relation ship to worry about what is going to happen. When two people care about each other, then it is time to do some talking before you make up your mind.

I got into this business after retiring from another life, if you will. My wife and I had been married quite a long time already. We had already spent quite a bit of time apart, as we were both involved in our careers, and on occasion they did not coincide. So being apart was nothing new to either of us.

Also, we had both been single divorced people for several years before we were married. Again, being alone was no big deal.

We did not have kids at home. Our finances were in good shape. Prior to my retiring, we discussed various options. Since I had always wanted to drive, we both felt that this was a good time to give it a try.

But I just can't imagine being married (or committed in some other way) and just coming home and dropping the "bomb" of, "Hey honey, guess what! I'm gonna go be an OTR driver. Deal with it."

Rerun, you never fail to amaze me. You "whizzed" through the entire state? Wow, you must have one hell of a bladder!

 

i made mine a part of the decision and made sure we were both on the same page before i went out for the first time....but, then again, i have a rare gem of a woman who is completely a supportive PARTNER in our relationship and is turned on by and proud of what her man does.....

but she was in on the decision from the word go and we made the decision together, not just me telling her i was going to do it.....

beyond that, don't ever discount the importance of daily communication and trust.....we talk every day, first thing and last thing i do each day, no matter what time that may be.....went over every possible scenario of what might happen around the house with her while i was gone and how she should/would handle it.....and weekends when i'm home we make sure we spend time together and do things together......she trusts me implicitly while i'm on the road and i do her and niether of us does anything to break that trust....but here again, she's a rare breed among women that i feel very lucky to have....as much as she feels lucky to have her truck driving harley rider....the two things that turn her on more than anything in the world......we both got what we wanted in the other and i feel very fortunate for that.....any other woman i have ever been with and i would have had alot of trouble with this choice of maintaining a reasonable standard of living for us

she always waiting at the door no matter what time i come in with nothing on but a smile and a bath ready for me lol.....but this was a path we chose together....and it's working out very well

after reading your previous comments about the particulars of your 'relationship' with this girl, if this is really what you want to do with your life, she may not be the one to take on that journey with you.....

 

My story is very sad,Ive been widowed three times now.The first two wives died from eating poisoned mushrooms,the third from a broken neck,she didn't like mushrooms.
My present wife doesn't complain for some reason.

 

I think trucking will end my relationship making the switch from local to a regional job doesnt sit well with her although she was supportive until i went away for orientation.

 

Hey babe guess what Im gonna be a trucker LoL !