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@deor03

don't you think, that's drilling too deep

These types of profession ( i am not sure if 'type' is the right word  but 'nature') is for a short time. Maximum of 5 years, however i know a couple of guys that have been doing this for over 10 years. The Sad reality is that none of them has a compact family now. Examples of these jobs are offshore jobs, telecoms consultant jobs, etc
Someone's got to do these job, I notice that once enter the cycle, it get more difficult for you to leave. The offers you get will be close to what you are doing now

I apologize for this, but you left too many hints that I succumbed to the temptation of guessing your job.
You probably work for an oil servicing company (schlumberger, haliburton?), which requires that you stay on a location/platform/rig for several weeks. Possibly as a drilling engineer.

Anyways I do appreciate where you are coming from as I have many friends working offshore and in IT/telecoms consulting. You are right in that such jobs, while the pay is good, usually make it hard to have a steady relationship talk less of a home. The only solution I can think of is one moving towards a more regular (i.e. 8-5pm from home) job as one gets older.

@OP
While it may be to provide a better standard of living for the family, working away from home should be a joint decision of the couple. They should be clear in what they are trading in for the (hopefully) increased income they would be getting.

Most men wouldn't want their wives being away from home, as the average Nigerian men shy away from ladies with travelling jobs like air hostesses. Men need to be more considerate of their wives when making career decisions.

its not a "nigerian" men thing, some women i know also spend time away from their families by attending all the church activities and more.