As others have said all rods will come apart if you don't wax them. However I do have a really cheep Flueger 5/6 wt 3 piece rod that is worse for this than my other rods. I only use this mostly for casting practice in the yard, however in the rare case I use this for fishing I have to wax it every several hours or the end will come off again. When I go fishing I bring a bag with wax, a couple tools, a first aid kit, and bunch of other odds and ends I don't want to carry with me into the water but also don't want to leave at home.

If you haven't gotten waiters yet your probably gonna want to learn how to rollcast, which you can really only practice on water. As far as waiters you can get some really cheep ones from one of the big chain sporting good stores. You might only get one or two seasons out of them but you can upgrade later without breaking the bank now for something you haven't tried yet.