Dear Civilian Girl

[nicole~a sailors girl(:]

Dear civilian girl,

You complain that your boyfriend has worked late all week and have barely seen him.
-I look forward to the two weeks a year we spend together.

You complain because he doesn't call you enough.
-My heart is thankful for the 15 second phone call I got last Tuesday in the middle of the night!

You whine to your friends about how much you miss him already because he is on a two day trip with his parents.
-I won't see him for another 10 months!

You don't feel like making love tonight because you are too tired.
-We will stay up all night because we don't know when it will be the last time.

Your boyfriend belongs to you.
-Mine belongs to the government.

Your boyfriend is training for his game next weekend.
-My boyfriend is trained to kill.

It's just not practical for you to drive an hour to see him every weekend during school.
-He spends $700 dollars on a plane ticket just to see me 2 days!

You hate hanging up the phone when talking to him.
-My heart breaks because I won't talk to him for another 10 days.

You complain that he doesn't take enough time out of his life for you.
-My man has to get up in the middle of the night to talk with me because of the time difference. He doesn't complain.

Your man is in a bad mood from not sleeping much this week.
-My man ran 10 miles this morning at 4 in the morning and has a full day of
work ahead of him. He's lucky if he gets a few hours of sleep!

Your boyfriend can call in sick when he is tired or not feeling well.
-My man works no matter what!

You don't trust him so you follow him places to see if he is telling the truth.
-I have no choice but to trust him and even then I trust him with my life.

You don't like him talking so sexually with his friends.
-My boyfriend has to chant it in drills.

You check your phone, see you missed a call from him, and decide to call him back when you aren't so busy.
-I see a missed a call and cry, because I don't know when he can call again.

You might save a cute voice message from him.
-I save them all b/c it helps me to remember what his voice sounds like.

Being apart for a month to you seems daunting.
-A month apart for me is a wish that can't come true.

You wouldn't change schools to be close to him.
-I have to move to another country to be with him.

You have every part of him memorized.
-I study pictures so I don't forget what he looks like.

You take your time together for granted.
-We don't!

Your cell phone bill was high this month from talking too much.
-He pays 20 cents a minute to call me… when he CAN call.

You love that fancy necklace he bought you
-I refuse to take his dog tags off, and not a day goes by that I don't have them on...

You say you miss him.
-Times that by 100.

You complain that he doesn't pick up his clothes
-I love seeing his socks and shirts laying there.

You couldn't see letters being primary communication
-We can't wait for that very mail day.

You wait until after work to get your mail
-I would leave in the middle of the day to see if a letter had arrived.

To you hearing about his day may bore you
-To me hearing about his day makes me smile because it feels like I'm there.

[StaceyW (MM Nuke Girlfriend)]

My boyfriend has been in bootcamp for almost a month, so I know I am pretty new to all of this, but I can tell that it is all so true! Heck, I leave in the middle of the night to drive to the post office if I didn't get a chance to check the mail that day and find out that his mom got a letter from him because I know that means I have one waiting for me in that tiny little box in the post office, and I can't wait one more second to get it! Letters are definitely extremely powerful! I love this though :)

[gabes.girl<3ship12div091<3]

i am new to this too my boyfriend has 5 weeks left in RTC but i can definitely see this being true already so thanks for this :)

[LivFutureSailor(Ship 12 Div 099)]

i want to post this as a note on my facebook. because pretty much all my facebook friends dont understand what it's like having a boyfriend in the military. but i dont want to seem preachy or obsessive about posting it lol. i think i will post this in a week or so though. :) Only 4 weeks and 5 days until my boyfriends PIR! I cannot wait to see him!