Spouses on opposite shifts

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I'm orientating for a new position. My orientation is days for the next 6 weeks. My BEAUTIFUL wife works nights. I'm already starting to miss MY BEAUTIFUL Lil ANGEL :-(

Sorry this made me LOL

Yea, me too. Big time.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

It's nice that you miss seeing your wife as much as you are used to. You said orientation is only six weeks, will you be switching to the same shift as your wife after that?

On a more cynical note...I bet you have probably not been married for 20+ years. I love it when my husband [who I love dearly] and I are on opposite shifts. I can watch what I want on tv, I can eat what I want when I want, I can sleep! Not to mention our 3 fur babies like it because that means somebody is always home for them to sleep with. I think the dogs enjoy it more than I do, they would gladly sleep around the clock as long as there is a human willing to share the bed with them.

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Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.

I'm sure the rest of you can relate, I LOVE I can sleep in peace while on night shift. Being woken up while trying to sleep early

for days is THE PITS.

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Specializes in Home Care Mgmt, Med-Surg.

Off topic: if you are going to be nights, why are you orienting on days? Seems silly.

I find that while on night shift (which I LOVE), I see my family more that when I worked 5 days a week leaving at 7:50 and getting home after 6. I just don't see them much the 3 days I work, which is ok, cause I have 4 other days....

Like one poster says, I love that my fur kids have someone home all the time. I also like that someone is home all the time for my teenager, haha.

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You are a sweet and romantic hubby. I like that. You still get to keep your Man card.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

Not convinced you can get your man card back yet bro'. ;)

Out of curiosity, where are you from? You used the word 'orientating' rather than the American (abomination) 'orienting'.

You are allowed to miss your wife but...... only if it is because she is not there to get you a cold one or make a sandwich. :roflmao:

Seriously though, at one time my wife and I worked on opposite shifts, it was great because there was always someone there for the kids. Now 30 years later we still occasionally get on opposite shifts and all it means is I get the house to myself and a nice big bed to myself. There are always days off and holidays.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

The reason Mr. Maryjean and I have survived 40 years of marriage is because we have ALWAYS worked opposite shifts.

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Specializes in Allergy/ENT, Occ Health, LTC/Skilled.

Lol although sweet, yuck. My husband and I have worked opposite shifts pretty much the whole time we have known each other because of the kids. We never have off days together and know no different. We are not high maintenance spouses though so it works. We will be on the same shift one day, we may get on eachothers nerves. I have had the bed to myself at night for the last 3 years (he works nights).

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GrumpyRN

"Out of curiosity, where are you from? You used the word 'orientating' rather than the American (abomination) 'orienting'."

Over in the part of the US where I am, we use "orientating" also ;)

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Well, thanks for the input all. Honestly though, I LOVE sleeping next to my wife. I'll gladly turn in my "man card" if it means more time with my best friend. Love n Cherish EVERY moment with her, and NO NOT for "making me a sandwich or fetching me a cold one". And no, after orientation, we'll be on opposite shifts.

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GrumpyRN

"Out of curiosity, where are you from? You used the word 'orientating' rather than the American (abomination) 'orienting'."

Over in the part of the US where I am, we use "orientating" also ;)

:no: Saying "orien-ta-ting" where I live is like fingernails on a chalkboard. But that's been debated here for a long long time.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

Sorry if this is negative, but I hate when people post this sort of stuff (usually it is on Facebook and not here).

My own "beautiful lil angel" is active duty military. During his last deployment, he was given 2 weeks notice before they sent him to the middle east. I did not see him for 7.5 months.

So although I get it, you miss your wife, suck it up buttercup because it could *always* be worse. Even in my situation, I remind myself that it could have been worse.

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