Yes Max Angle short haul does become a great pain in the arse!
Great for the young family man but after that forget it. I've done both over nearly forty years.
Only checking in about three/four times a month opens up all the places you can live and therefore have a lovely home in an area you want to be. Big dependable aeroplane going intercontinental, nice hotel, different climate, choices of food, hopefully a friendly crew to socialise with, huge choice of shops if you want to buy specialist items, the list is endless.
Get home, wife happy to have had a few days to herself, now a few days in holiday mode with you, (re-arrange if single!). Never there for measles, chicken pox, mumps, dishwasher and washing machine failure.
The icing on the cake is long haul freighters!