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Old 28th November 2010 | 12:38
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JohnnyPharm
 
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IMHO and my experience flying and laydees are not a good mix. Although they say they are fully supportive of your career change deep down they are not. They lay the guilt trip on you when you are away training and you can~t manage home for their birthday or their friends wedding, they constantly cast it up "well I haven~t been in America for three months", "I havent spent 5,000 quid flying stupid aeroplanes around the sky", "I'VE BEEN STUCK HERE ON MY OWN WHILE YOU"VE BEEN OFF SUNNING YOURSELF".

And as it gets closer to you qualifying, the jealous streak kicks in and they hate the thought of you being locked in a metal tube with the hosties. I went through so much strife from the femmes while I was training it set me back big time and really my training stalled. I drop-kick them whenever the whining starts now.

Unless you seriously are in love with your partner or are really insecure, my advice is ask to take a break. There is so much, heartbreak, upset, recrimination, casting up and jealousy involved and you can not focus entirely on your training when you have a neurotic girlfriend crying down the phone to you everynight. Get Out Now!!!! As I say, they all say they are fine with it, but underneath they most certainly are NOT!!!!
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