I was thinking about PRMEX making 1K and how just 60,000 miles/year throws MY personal life into a shambles. How do others cope with this? Especially those of you with significant others and/or kids.

Personally, I do try to subscribe to the quality time over quantity theory. That and lots of souvineres tend to minimize the guilt. Of course, the fact that my job requires the travel helps in my mind, but that's tough to explain to a five year old. Now the free trips to DisneyWorld, that's something a 5 year old CAN understand, but that's only one week a year...

And as my wife recently explained, any MORE travel and she will sue me for abandonment and sexual deprivation

Is ff travel best left to those whose biggest travel critics will only MEOW them to death for ONE MORE TRIP? Tips, hints, anecdotes greatly appreciated.