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I'm new here but I just wanted to add my two cents... I understand where you're coming from all too well. Unfortunately, my story does not have a happy ending. I married a mechanic 10 years ago who, during my pregnancy decided he wanted to be a pilot. When our little girl was 10 months old, he left me. After 6 months of the "single pilot's life" he decided maybe he had blown it, BIG TIME! We got back together and have dealt with the ups and downs okay. He has been a corporate pilot for various individuals/companies for nearly 8 years now. He decided about a year ago that perhaps he could fly seasonally in Alaska... I have two children from a prior so moving to AK was not an option, I would never give up my children to follow my husband's dream. Soooo, he flew last fall then came home. Then he took a job in AK for this summer and lo and behold, was offered yet another job based in Sitka. You can probably imagine, from your relationship with a pilot, that he chose to take it. He has been gone since mid-May and has not come home... needless to say I discovered the long, late phone calls with the other woman (tho both deny any physical contact, let me tell you from experience that an emotional affair is far more devastating) and he has now asked for a divorce. I don't mean to imply that all relationships with pilots end up this way, I know that mine was a unique circumstance, but all I've seen so far on this site is the 'hang in there, it'll get better' posts... my reality has been far different. Being left with 3 children, a sizeable mortgage and a broken heart really does suck. I believe there's a reason the acronym A.I.D.S is so prevalent in the pilot community (Airplane Induced Divorce Syndrome). May your story have a much happier ending than mine, good luck and God Bless You