Traveling for work is hard. Being the partner left behind is even harder. It’s not a competition of who has more crap to shovel, but it is a concept that warrants more open discussion. It has been said that absence makes the heart grow fonder but long repeated periods of separation can lead to tension – at best, and at worst – jealousy or mistrust. When this troublesome situation is brought to light, it can be explored with honesty and tenderness. When it is ignored on the back burner, it can fester and boil over. (For more of Chris Lose’s tips on this topic, see LD-at-Large, PLSN, Jan. 2020, posted at plsn.me/CL-0120. You can also navigate to it by clicking “Current Issue” on the PLSN home page.)
-Chris Lose, from “LD-at-Large,” PLSN, Jan. 2020, page 68
