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If marriage meant you can finally be together, would you grab it instantly?
I have been struggling with this internally and to be honest, it's so frustrating that I need to get it off my chest. If anyone would reply or give me some advice, I would be grateful.
A bit of a background about my boyfriend (E3 currently at Camp Pendleton) and I.. We've been for 2 years now and for that whole of 24 months we have just been physically together by exactly 3 weeks. How is that possible? Well, we were university classmates (weren't close at that time). Then when we became official, he moved to US. Last year February, I visited him in LA for 2 weeks and that's pretty much that. Everything else is thru online means. Btw, I'm 23 he's 21. I've finished my degree already and and have a full time work.
I don't know if I even have the right thinking but now that he's been enlisted, I feel like the opportunity of finally being together opens up (aka marriage). To be honest, long distance is very difficult especially for us as we don't even have the foundation of being physically together to begin with. Fixing a fight is hard as it always requires talking and explaining.. unlike being together wherein when you have fights you can just sit there in comfortable silence and let actions such as hugging or kissing do the work, or at least sweeten the work.
Why am I in such a hurry to be with him? I need to be with him after being apart for soooo long. Okay. I live in the UK with my mom whom I am not close with. I have been estranged from her since childhood due to certain reasons (wouldn't want to dwell into that). Oh, and I just moved to UK last June 2016 so that means I have literally no friends. AT ALL. Most of my colleagues have families so we don't really bond outside. My mom and I are just tenants so yeah, actions are pretty much limited in the house. Sure, many advised me to go out and have fun, meet new people. But that's usually easier said than done especially for introverts (Oh that's me!). What makes it harder is I came from a different culture (asian) so I'm still adjusting to western culture.
Going back to the problem at hand, he wants to get married after 2 more years. And I don't think I can wait that long. It's not that I don't love him enough. It's just that I am unsure of the things I might do to deal with the loneliness I'm feeling. I just feel frustrated because there is a way for us to be together, but we're not taking the opportunity. I've been telling this to him, I'm being open with what I feel and what I think must be done to handle this but we have different view regarding this matter. To be frank, I am not happy with our situation anymore (which as I said, could be because I think there's a way to be together but not grabbing it).
I understand his reasons.. we need to be financially stable first. He needs a car, we need a house (apartment to rent) and I need to find job in US too. So basically what's holding him off is money. Okay, I don't have a lot but I can shell out 10k pounds on my savings. Money sure is important in making this decision to get married but I think it's something that we can work out together. To be really honest, I really don't think I can do this long distance relationship anymore. But I love him so much I don't think I can leave him. But yeah, I am not happy anymore. Not sure if all this make sense. I've been told to just respect his decision, but again, the possibility of losing the intimacy and waning off of love and eventually losing myself is probable (which I think is happening already.). Oh and he said to me last night.. "Of course I want us to be together.. but you saying all this and that you think you can't do LDR anymore is discouraging." which I know is true. But I need him to know what I'm truly feeling, right?
So you see, the things he's been preparing to get ready could go into waste because I might not be there anymore. Who knows what would happen in two years time? Two more years of long distance relationship.. I can endure but I don't think I will be happy, and consequently, he won't be too.
If you are with my decision, how do you think I could convince him? If otherwise, please feel free to knock sense into me. :) Thank you!
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