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As for going up front to the cockpit, DH's airline does quick turns. So I would definately be in the way. The FA's are busy trying to get 200 people seated in 15 minutes to make that 30 minute turn, so they would not be taking pictures for me either! And, if I ever were on his flight and tried to take a picture of him, DH would not be happy! But, again, everyone is different!

Roz...my dh like yours does quick turns and they flight crews change throughout the day. Dh has been bidding PM trips vs. AM trips for a while and when you finish at midnight it doesn't allow a lot of social time. It seems very different now from when he was at the regionals and he flew with the same crew for days and they were done and in a hotel earlier. Oh, how this subject was such a soar one for so long!! We have been together since '99 and dh was hired by regionals in 2000 and those first 2 years at the regionals were very hard for me to deal with all the social dinners/drinks. All the giggling in the background while I'm on the phone with dh and he's drinking beer at a sports bar with the crew. Our first baby had horrible colic and of course would scream everynight night from 6-10/11pm like clockwork. Dh would call and I could tell he was drinking but couldn't hear him over the baby screaming. I thought I was going to loose my mind! We definitely pulled apart during that time and many of nights when the baby finally stopped crying I would just break down crying too! It seemed like for so long that our conversations would end with me saying "well I'm glad YOUR having fun" Somewhere along those 2 years things changed and my trust grew and I convinced myself that worrying and questioning is not going to stop anyone from hitting on my dh. I will say that Dh has also gotten a lot better with his communication. Dh's days are longer than they use to be generally and the turns are definitely faster so he is a lot more tired when his day is over and he just wants to relax in his room after eating. These days I find myself thinking of ways I can spoil him a little when he gets home because he has worked his tail off when he is gone. I know exactly what some of you are feeling and it SUCKS! That's all I can say is that in my case things did get better a lot better. One thing that I did change was I started doing things for myself. In Dh's second year at the regionals I joined a gym with daycare and started working out again. It was a great stress reliever and it gave me that much needed 1 -2 hour break from the baby. I not only felt like a better person but a better Mom because I got that down time to recharge myself. Whatever you do make time for yourself.