Then chances are you're one of the more than 40 million people who travel for work each year. And if you're used to stretches of single-parenting, then you're most likely the spouse who is left behind. While business travel is a growing reality, Elizabeth Hoekstra dispels the notion that your marriage has to suffer as a result. People often view business travel as a curse instead of one aspect of their relationship.
Marriage is like a skyscraper with each floor representing a specific aspect of the relationship.
Jesus is the foundation. Beyond that are the sexual, emotional, parenting and financial aspects. And if your spouse travels frequently, there is the travel aspect. Travel-related separations can be a threat to a marriage, but only if the issues involved aren't identified and addressed. Only then will the threat begin to be minimized.