Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Va Bch, Va USA
a ? For Any Military Wives of Gfs. Posted: 09-12-07 17:29pm
I was wondering how you get through long
periods of time with you man gone??? My
boyfriend has only been gone a week and I
am going crazy. It kills me to know that I
still have 3 months of being with out him
and cant contact him. I really miss him. I
am so lonely. How do you do it???
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Georgia59
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Posted: 09-13-07 17:45pm
That sounds really rough. I wish you the
best of luck!!
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katie814
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Deployment/training/etc. Posted: 09-20-07 19:24pm
I know its hard, trust me, this is my 2nd
deployment! First was 18 months to
Afghanistan and this one is only 12
months, but it still sucks. You just have
to have a daily routine and take it ONE
DAY AT A TIME, sometimes one minute at a
time or one hour at a time. Find a new
hobby (i scrapbook now!) Volunteer
somewhere, get a job if you don't already
have one, try to connect with other
military wives or girlfriends (it truly is
a family!) Don't focus on time and don't
focus on them being gone. Let me know if
you have any questions.
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Birch
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Posted: 09-20-07 22:29pm
That just really has got to suck.
My friends got married, they are both in
the Army, and he was deployed for 18
months two weeks after the wedding.
Suckfest.
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young Girl
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Posted: 09-20-07 22:32pm
Birch
wrote:
That just really has got to
suck.
My friends got married, they are both in
the Army, and he was deployed for 18
months two weeks after the wedding.
Suckfest.
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lovealiyah
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Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Va Bch, Va USA
Posted: 09-21-07 10:37am
I didnt think it would be so hard. I
figured the time would go by quicker. I
have been working and hanging out with my
friends. I try to do different things to
keep my mind off him and his being gone
but it's so hard. I get through the days
ok but then when it's time for me to go to
bed I can't sleep, I just stay up and
think. When I do fall asleep I dream
about him. It's so hard to not think about
it when almost all my thoughs
automatically go back to him. He will be
coming back home in Dec. but not staying.
I just hope we will be able to spand
Christmas together. It seems like the days
are going by sooo slow! I think it will
get a little easier once my daughter comes
home. She is on vacation with my mother
and will be home in a couple weeks. I
really miss her too. When she comes home I
think it will be easier.
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Jordan08
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Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 9 Location: , MO USA
Posted: 10-12-07 23:48pm
I totally know how you feel. My boyfriend
is a marine and it is a pain in the butt.
He however is a reserve so that helps out
alot. He's not gone constantly.
Anyway, I just try to keep myself busy...
constantly. I will hang out with friends,
study schoolwork(for once), or pick up a
new hobby(when he was gone for SOI I
learned to crochet!). Anyway... I know
it's hard, and it seems like it takes
forever, but like they say, time flies
when you are having fun. So find some
things to do and get out and do them!
Before you know it he'll be back in your
arms again.
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Jordan08
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Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 9 Location: , MO USA
Posted: 10-12-07 23:54pm
Here's a pic of me and my boo....
He's home right now thank God...
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softball7
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Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Location: ,
Posted: 10-21-07 22:08pm
Trust me I know how it feels. My boyfriend
just spent 2 years in Japan and he just
left for Bahrain 3 weeks ago. And from
Bahrain he's going to Iraq for about a
year. So for over 3 years of our
relationship he will be gone. But I can't
stress enough to you that you need to keep
yourself busy. Because the less you do,
the more time you have to think about him
being gone. I'm not saying that you wont
think about him and be sad. I've found
that at night is the worse for me because
that's when I start to wind down and
really start to miss him. And sometimes I
cry myself to sleep, but its
ok.....sometimes you just need to cry.
You'll be ok....you'll get through it.
Just make sure you have a good group of
friends that will be there for you when
you need them.
