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rocky road: truckers struggle to find love, maintain relationships, study says

it’s not easy being single, especially if you are on th...

by denette wilford
published sep 13, 2023
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it’s not easy being single, especially if you are on the road most of the time. the dating realities of truckers on the road can be harsh, filled with roadblocks, u-turns and loads of stop signs.
the folks at jw surety bonds surveyed more than 300 truckers — 71% men, 29% women — about their romantic history and found that the overwhelming majority (90%) found it challenging to form and sustain relationships due to their job, with scheduling conflicts and work-related stress the biggest challenges.
more than one-quarter of truckers said they were lonely and dissatisfied with their love life, while another 36% were not happy with the state of their sex life.
but love isn’t completely lost for truckers with 43% describing their love life as romantic, and nearly 3 in 5 respondents admitting to having sex in their trucks.
communication is key in relationships so that might be where the problems lie.
truckers surveyed said they spent a mere eight hours a week communicating with significant others and only 11 days a month connecting with them in person.
truckers also put long-distance love to the test with 59% spending two to three weeks on the road before going home.

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truckers in new relationships do their best to keep the romance alive, with more than half (53%) having video chat dates, 45% sending gifts or care packages and 42% getting flirty over text.
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surprisingly, 35% of truckers send love letters by good old-fashioned snail mail, claiming they express their feelings better than other forms of communication.
as for single truckers, only 43% said they were looking to find a love connection with the majority searching on dating apps (62%) and social media (53%).
sadly, nearly half (42%) of truckers believed they would stay single forever.
nearly 1 in 3 truckers have considered changing jobs for the sake of their love life, but confessed they were torn between staying on the road and their desire for companionship.
denette wilford
denette wilford

denette wilford is a multimedia journalist at the toronto sun. she began her career at tv guide canada before going freelance for more than a decade, writing for huffington post, food network, etalk, hgtv, 24 hours toronto, and raptors, leafs and toronto fc magazines until landing at the sun, where aside from writing anything and everything, she also brings you your midday sun newsletter every weekday.

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