What do you think the relation is exactly there where it was?????

Soul mate is God's secret, happy or not depends on how they address the state of their own.

I agree with the response above especially the part about getting home cranky and less energetic! haha. Well I guess me and my BF at present are facing such point in our lives. I was used to having him around almost all the time and almost at my beck and call but suddenly he transferred to a job where they assign him to faraway towns so that I only get to see him once a week and on a Sunday. It so happen that Sunday's the only time I can get to do my laundry, or watch my favorite love movies (which he doesn't like so sometimes I compromise and try to endure watching Jacke Chan movies. No offense, Jackie is good but well Im not a big avid fan!) It takes a lot of adjustment. Believe me.

Umm... most people encounter this... It's called prioritizing. You need to work to have money, you have to have energy to work. This means his girlfriend probably needs to sleep more (Skimming by on naps here and there or only 3 or 4 hours a night won't cut it anymore) and of course, all of the hours that she's scheduled. You'll find the many, happily married AND successful couples don't get to spend as much time together as they did early in their relationships. Overworking can leave people tired and exhausted and cranky, even the most energetic people sometimes suffer from that. It's just the way life is. Should try dating or marrying a rough neck or some contract workers... Someone I dated a few years ago was only home 2-3 days out of about every 30.

Change is change. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not. Since both are now working your "friend" will probably have a much better understanding of what his girlfriend is facing with this sort of responsibility. Priorities change. This helps us survive. We work. We pay bills. We focus our energies differently as a result. It doesn't mean it's a bad thing. All relationships have a slump here or there, somewhere or another, at some point in time. By the same token, relationships also have great points. The low points help us learn how to deal with our partners feelings and how to accommodate them. The ideally more numerous high points are positive proof that we evolve for the better. It sounds like the girlfriend is doing her best to accommodate your "friends" feelings and to continue to incorporate special moments. Now that your friend is working, I am hoping that he is more understanding of her work and the amount of effort she seems to be putting in to help him understand and to feel loved, especially during those times when he is missing her. They are probably evolving as a couple, for the better, learning give and take and how to continue to make their times together even more special. I wish them the best of luck.