How Much Business Travel is Too Much?

    • 114 posts
    November 17, 2025 7:23 AM EST

    I met my live-in partner near the end of COVID. Before we met, she told me, she was typically out at business events or with friends 4-5 nights a week. She traveled a lot for business. Worth noting, she has not been in a serious relationship for 20 years and has not lived with a partner in almost 30.

    Recently she announced that she wanted to start traveling for work again. While I'm cool with that, I'm beginning to wonder if too much travel will put a strain on the relationship and put space between us, especially as she tends to be gone for a week (or more) at a time. She is booking trips like crazy. She will be gone 1/3 of September and almost that much in November. Lengthy trips are on her calendar for January and February. And I don't think she's done booking shorter trips n between.

    Not sure how to handle this as I know she enjoys the travel, and I don't mind the occasional time away. But I didn't sign up for a partner who was partly defined as a road warrior.
    Thoughts?

    • 12 posts
    November 17, 2025 7:43 AM EST

    We had something similar—my partner travels a lot for work, and at first, it felt like too much. What helped was planning little routines and check-ins, plus figuring out how to stay connected.

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