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haiyaa
#1 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 12:39:00 PM
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My conclusion from many posts here,It looks like couples living apart may be likely to remain in love for a long time.Living under one roof can be a hell on earth these days .Isn't it so?

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wairegi
#2 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 1:01:00 PM
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hayaa,

From experience it is hard. I work 400KM from my family and it is hard. My boy used to cry every time i was to leave. Miss my daughter and she always cries when we have to part.

Have toyed with the idea of leaving job and find something else to do near the family. But it is painful and hectic.


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haiyaa
#3 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 1:06:00 PM
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@Wairegi.Just be happy with the status quo. from the look of things from others experience it looks like you get missed just because you are far away.

Mkizoeana madharau dogodogo zinaanza.

Kwanza if you have to leave that job,make sure that you have another one immediately or atleast come alternative income.





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mkristo
#4 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 1:16:00 PM
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Marital challenges are the very ingredients required to mature a marriage. Ever seen those couples who look happy together,in-separable and enjoying every minute of their being?

It took a lot for them to get there. Now,living apart simply postpones the time and forum that would be necessary to experience the challenges with one's spouse. That then amounts to an accumulation of years together as a married couple that has not known each other well enough to the point that they can love freely and enjoy to be together.

In essence,you will live longer as a married couple,but one that does not know how to share your time together. That indeed is not the purpose of marriage.

say it as it is
Jacy26
#5 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 1:24:00 PM
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@Mkristo,I tend to agree with you. My parents lived apart for most of their lives coz they were working in different towns,they always looked happy when we were together. Now in retirement they are having issues I think I experienced like five years ago in my marriage,with all due respects.

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haiyaa
#6 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 1:25:00 PM
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Mkristo. factor in that at older age you will have passed midlife crisis and both of you will have matured agewise and experiencewise.I'm not talking of staying for more than a month without seeing each other.But would be okay with biweekly visits .


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pinkpanther
#7 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 2:05:00 PM
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Me feels it better to be together than to stay apart.When you are together you get the opportunity to understand one another.You deal with matters quickly and first hand.The madharau kidogo kidogo are bound to be there whenever two or three human beings are staying together.Its what spices the relationship.You cannot avoid staying with your family at ndio wife asikutharau.The monotony may clip in but that can be balanced by who well you balance things.Going out,doing it diferently,comin late sometimes and pitaing with the door,smarking the kid sometimes even when he has done nothing wrong,at least wajue u r incharge.

pink
Kasheshi
#8 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 3:01:00 PM
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I also wonder about that. I know a couple that has lived apart for almost 3 years now and still counting. Wifey has a good job abroad and hubby also happy working back home. They have 4 children together. I worry about the kids coz the dad rarely travels to visit them and the first born cries uncontrollably after speaking to his father on the phone. Is this truly the best way to go? Are money and career more important than family?

R
luttz
#9 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 5:19:00 PM
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@all

Its not as bad guys but has its challenges. I left for Middle East after 5 yrs of marriage and i must say it has been rewarding. It depends on our diffrent situations. I manage to see my kids and chief of staff every 6 to 8 weeks and talk to my kind twice every day,at 6.30am before they go to school and in the evening. I know what homework they have on daily basis,it comes at acost but its worthy it. I have been to do things I was not able to do it my 10 plus years of working in Nairobi. Everybody appreciates my contribution,my kids are happy and confident,I spend every available minute with them whenever I am in Nairobi for example I drop my daughters to school and pick them up on daily basis for as long as I am in the country. I have talked to them and keep reminding them that I am doing what I am doing to secure their future. I have had challenges with my chief of staff but whenever this happens we dont postpone till I come home,we deal with them squarely,for me I say it as it is and life goes on. I dont plan to be away forever but once I have secured reasonable financial freedom,I will hop on the next flight home.
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mtaalam
#10 Posted : Friday, June 26, 2009 5:31:00 PM
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If you have a kid outside marriage with a woman and don't love the woman,don't marry her! Take care of the kid though because he/she is a piece of you. Never neglect your kid.

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