I (23F) am in a long-distance relationship with my boyfriend. We’ve been together for a little over a year and are getting close to our two-year mark. He recently got a new job, and I’ve genuinely been really happy for him — he’s been unhappy with his old job since we first started dating. This new one pays significantly better, but the downside is that it requires him to travel about 75% of the time.
It’s only his second week, and he’s already in another state. Because he doesn’t have his own car there, he relies on his coworkers for rides back to the hotel, and on top of that, he’s expected to go to company dinners every night. By the time he gets back to the hotel, he’s exhausted, so the only time we get together in the evenings is usually short and ends with him falling asleep.
We still have weekends, but sometimes he has plans with his friends, and sometimes I have plans with mine. I know I should be understanding — this is a big opportunity for him — but I can’t help worrying that all of this is going to strain our relationship.
TL;DR: My boyfriend’s new job requires constant travel and long days, and I’m struggling with how little time we have together.