In any rewarding career there are sacrifices to be made. Aviation is no different and when you get to the top of the tree you have a lot more say in what goes on with your lifestyle.
My brother-in-law is a property analyst for a top-5 investment bank and works 6 days/week from 8am to 8pm every week, and more (much more) through the reporting season.
Wife's brother-in-law is a partner in a large country accounting firm. He has it pretty good now, but to get there he had to prostitute himself working for a big firm in the city 12-14 hour days etc.
My sister is a Psychologist working for a major recruitment firm - she has been known to overnight in the office to keep the place running.
A person with a good work ethic can achieve anything they want
BUT if the support and understanding isn't there at home it can place unnecesary hurdles in your way
For example, I know an extremely hard-working pilot but his wife's family... well, they never
really had to work all that hard. She has no concept of why a bloke would need to spend 12 hours/day at work (he owns the business) and not 9-5. "You're the boss, you can decide when you go can't you?"
Gotta keep the big picture and the objective firmly in the front of your mind, - and hers.
Good luck
