Hi! I just joined the board yesterday, and this is only my 2nd post. I posted in the "Get to Know Ya" thread, but there's some special excitement to creating a new thread, so I thought I'd be greedy and do it.
I'm Becky. My boyfriend Paul is an ATI for Northwest. He recently applied to be a line pilot, so we are hope-fully anticipating that he'll start his classes in September or October and be flying by the end of the year (just in time to miss many of the noteworthy holidays). My emotions concerning the impending change are mixed. I've found myself torn between being happy for and supportive of Paul but, at the same time, feeling really, really sorry for myself.
Just to put it all out there: for whatever reason (and, hopefully, not because I'm a freak, but I'll let all of you be the judge of that), Paul is my first relationship. Because of that, I tend to view my situation as some sort of big, cruel, cosmic joke on me - like The Powers That Be got together and said, "Hey, I know! Let's finally give her a boyfriend, but we'll make him a pilot so he'll be gone all of the time. That way, she gets what she wants... and yet not really at all. Mwa-ha-ha!"
I tend to be needier than I'd like (a fact I've come to realize more and more recently), and I'm hoping that I'll be able to find the independence I lack, so I can continue to be supportive of Paul and happy with our relationship.
And now that I've spilled my guts... I just want to say thank you for providing a community for a pilot's girl like me, where I can go for reassurance and camaraderie.
