my dh works a rotating roster so he does day and night shifts. i LOVE the nightshifts. i can get the kids to bed and then my time is my own. if i want to watch crap vtv i can. if i want to be on the net till midnight i can. but i lke being alone and i do a lot of things on my own. i even go away for weekends on my own too. i love my family dearly but i love the alone time too. helps recharge the batteries
My DP has just started the same sort of roster and I too love the night shifts! Watch whatever I want, or turn the TV OFF, DP is one of those people who always has to have it on, even if no one's watching. Everything runs so much smoother when DP's at work and my older boys are out too.

I love it. If DH is home for longer than a week I get antsy about my routines being disturbed.

I read once that Charlie Brown (the designer) bought her partner a house in her street so they could live close to each other but not with each other. Sometimes I wonder if I should aim for a living arrangement like that. As much as I love DH I also love my space.

Unfortunately DH doesn't love it. He craves companionship so he keeps trying to make me move so we will live together full time.
I think that would be perfect for me, I often think I was born to live alone, but I love my family. DP would be the same as Onyx's he absolutely needs companionship, so wouldn't work for him.