She was often forced to spend months apart from her husband as he embarked on long tours.
And he would rather have his life wing by than spend it apart from her.
He spends most of the year on the road, apart from his wife and daughters.
He spent 130 of those years apart from Eve.
"It's funny, I spent 18 years apart from him and yet we are so much alike in so many ways," she said.
The night spent apart from her had only sharpened his desire a hundredfold.
And you seem to be able to spend some time apart from Ilya.
Still, he often spends weeks apart from his wife so he can concentrate.
During the summer, he spends 33 days apart from his wife and family at Balmoral.
The time spent apart from her husband poses a hardship on the family, she said, but it has also had its bright spots.