Your priorities are different from your family's. Small, everyday problems have no importance to you. Partners Partners assume many roles during your absence. These include, financial manager, mechanic, home maintainer and child-carer. For some this will have been very positive and there is a chance of some friction occurring if you want to take back some of these roles straight away.
Partners can have high expectations about the sexual aspects of reunion.
It is important not to raise the expectations too high however. Once home, the passivity of one of the partners, due to the sudden change of situation or other causes, can become a real disappointment. Good communication should reduce these expectations to realistic proportions. For many, an operation deployment can be quite positive and the period of separation can help to refresh relationships. Coming home can, for many, signal the start of a new phase in relationships with partners, family and friends.