Affairs on the road...I need some honest answers here.

Being a stay at home truckers wife an affair was and still is the one thing I dont worry about while hubby is out. I agree with other posters, if its an issue now it will only get worse if you go OTR.

It takes a strong marriage/relationship to survive the OTR life and thats all there is to it. There are times I wonder why we put up with the time away, missed holidays, being sick and alone (at home or in the truck) etc. Then I remember my hubby loves his job and the life he is able to give us.

Good luck and if I were you I would spend some time building the foundation of your relationship so that your wife is secure with you at work no matter where it is.

 

NOT what I wanted to be reading w/ me pursuing trucking and my fiance going Navy in a few months.
C'mon now, I've got enough ###### to worry about already!

 

If you will allow yourself to "fall into", as in "we just fell in Love, we couldn't help it" the trap of an affair at home you can do it on the road but it generally is going to be of a one night stand affair on the road. Both of these are traps you can avoid by watching where you are going and avoiding traps, compromising situations. Nobody, just falls in Love if they are watching where they are going. Nobody has a one night stand unless they want to.
So it is more of a matter of your character than a matter of your circumstances. Can she trust you? Can you trust her? Questions that need to be answered before you leave home and the doubts and worries overtake either of you.
I do not train women to drive, why because 8 weeks together allows for the development of a relationship that will be carried out in a private setting. If I am in the company of a member of the opposite gender I will avoid the traps of affairs and/or false accusations by always trying to be in the view of the public while with them. This is how we avoid "falling into" anything, is by watching where we are going and being vigilant in keeping our defenses against temptations to a minimum.
Good luck in your relationship and your career choice, if both are built on a good foundation they will survive the storms just fine.

 

That is about the farthest plan you all can have to be apart from each other........ We are not talking days, weeks, or months here...

 

Having done basic in Orlando.

I think the concern should be with you....not her. But then again, maybe it is. We actually had a supply ship nicknamed the "Love Boat" for obvious reasons.

Your relationship will be based on each others trust and self control in mitigating circumstances, nothing else. Many couples make this work.

Nothing we can tell you will have any effect.....on anything in 6 months.

 

You speak the truth.