Nights Shifts and your Marriage

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Background Information: I recently graduated college with a B.S. in Biology and am currently in the process of applying to nursing school.

I interviewed for and received a postion as a full time ER tech, nights only.

My husband is a high school math teacher who keeps nice, normal hours. I have some concerns about how not sleeping in the same bed every night will affect our marriage, despite the time we spend together in the evening.

For those of you who do it or have done it in the past, how has working all night shifts affected your marriage?

Specializes in LTC Rehab Med/Surg.

The very worst times in my marriage, never had anything to do with what time of day I did my sleeping.

Neither did the very best times.

It can aggravate an already bad situation, but I find it hard to believe it would ever be the sole reason for trouble.

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