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Originally Posted by Aviator737  Really? Do you say this is a general reaction against marriage, or specifically because of how it ties in with the pilot lifestyle? As a student seriously considering the airline profession, this has been a big question of mine, particularly as I've been in a couple relationships recently and it's already become a concern. |
In another forum, someone wrote something about marrying a girl that went to church every Sunday, knows why you don't wear white after Labor day and a few other things. Well, I grew up in a way too "progressive" environment for that -- went for the good looking career types, etc. Didn't work out too well, my experience has been they don't do too well in the "wife" department. Had two that had, let's say, questionable activities, and the last one, well, that is more of a crazy story, shouldn't have happened at all. In any event, my life would have been a lot better staying single. A single widebody international pilot in his mid 30s (when I first checked out) can do pretty well (LOTS of fun to be had!), but here I was being "good", thinking I was happily married while it turns out that my spouses idea of "marriage" was a little different than mine was. Finally learned why she liked my airline lifestyle of being away on trips, and here I always thought that it was just that she was independent....
So, I think if you find the right girl, it can work, but I know my judgement of "right" leaves a little to be desired. They all were very good looking, though!