Making Time When Time Allows
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
August 20, 2010 1:39pm CST
With our lives constantly changing because of our different work schedules, my love and I have to make time to see each other. This often requires some creativity. When I leave for work in the morning I see him for about a minute, give him a quick kiss, tell him I love him and am out the door. I do call him at least once in day before he leaves for work. The next time I get to see him is 16 hours later when he gets home from work.
When I get home in the afternoon I prepare our dinner. Mine is eaten and his is plated to serve later when he gets home. I then putter around the house and do the tasks needed to be completed. At about 8:30-9:00 I go to bed and rest until about 11:00 or I sleep until he gets home 11:45. We spend about an hour together when he gets home. I warm his dinner for him and we talk while he eats his meal.
On my day off I spend the morning and early afternoon with him. This time seems to fly by quickly because we are running errands in the morning. I prepare a nice meal for us to share. All too soon it seems it is time for him to leave again. ~sigh~
As I work every other weekend the weekends I don't work we try to cram as much time together as we possibly can. We visit friends or family, go fishing, or just make a fire in the backyard and enjoy the evening together.
You make time when you can. Enjoy every moment spent together. And pray that soon you will be able to spend more time together. It is not the amount of time you are together, but the quality of the time you spend together that counts.
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9 responses
@saphrina (31551)
• South Africa
20 Aug 10
It is sad when ewe get to spend only so much time with our loved one's sweetie.
Yours sound a bit busy, though.
I get to talk to mine once a day, IF i am lucky.
But it is better than nothing and i am thankful for every minute we can at least talk.
TATA.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
25 Aug 10
I try to call him when he is at home at least once so we can talk for a few minutes. Even if I only get to tell him I love him, that is enough.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
20 Aug 10
I think u should just be thankful u have a love,Quality is more important. Who knows if u were together all the time it might not be as much fun. It will take y'all more time to get tired of each other this way & for the new to wear off.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
25 Aug 10
Whe he had a 1st shift job we spent more time together, but we also did things outside our home too. It was nice.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
22 Aug 10
I agree that what you do with the time you have is more important than the length of it. A lot of couples are in the same situation especially if both are working and they have to make time for their children as well. It is difficult, sometimes I wish there was another ‘me’! One for the ‘must dos’ and one for the quality time with husband, daughter and pets! There is only one me so, like you, I make every moment with my loved ones count!
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
17 Sep 10
it is very seldom nowadays, in our fast tracked lives do we have time to stop and say how much person means a lot to us. we should always give it time to be with the person that is special to us and let him.her know just how important they are to us. we dont necessarily need to spend a lot to have a good time. sometimes, a kiss or a hug tells it all.
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@buggles64 (2709)
• United States
8 Jan 11
Reading through this reminds me of my daughter and her husband, she works days and he works nights. She often tells me that she never gets to see her husband, and I ache for her..and now she finds herself expecting her first child. Of course, I am thrilled beyond words, and I know that somehow they will make it work, because they love each other. it is as you say though, I would rather spend one hour of quality time with my children rather than ten hours of yelling and bickering at them...quality, not quantity.
@jongskie721 (45)
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
yes, its the time that you spend with your loved ones really counts...
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@dudsdoojaxi1 (166)
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
My husband and I spend most of our time together. We do business together. We always do things together. I am so blessed because I know that not most couple are given the opportunity to see each other 24 hours a day.
