<human>: Can you condense the text into a few key points?

I love my boyfriend, and I want to be supportive of his career. He means the world to me, and I know we're going to be together for a long time to come. He is a pilot, and sometimes it is hard to be at home when he's so far away in different cities, or going out with his crew. I'm glad he's happy with his career.

His schedule kind of stinks sometimes. He's sometimes gone for 4-5 days straight and only home for 2 between the next time he has to work. And I know some of the things I have to look forward to when he has to go to training for a couple months. And I want to be there for him while still being happy myself. I worry about feeling like a single parent who has to hold down the fort when we eventually have a family.

If you have a partner, whatever, who travels for work and spends time away, how do you deal with the hard times when they are gone? How does it feels spending important dates, such as holidays, family parties, and special events alone? What do you do, and have you fully adjusted? And when times are hard, how do you remain supportive of what keeps the person you love away from you? How do you keep yourself and your partner happy?

And for people who have dated someone with a career that requires a lot of time away from home and broke up with them, why did you? What could have made it work? Is there anything you wish you knew before the relationship? 

Any friendly advice, thanks.
<bot>: Boyfriend is a pilot. Anyone with partners who have to travel and spend time away from home, what do you do to remain happy in the relationship and supportive of your partner?