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The hardest part...
My fiance' left for boot camp on Oct. 3rd. I received his call saying that he was there even though I told him that he should use that call on his mom so that she would not feel excluded. (I was secretly happy that he ignored my request. I should have known he would. My honey is older...26)
I received his box on Oct. 9th. I still haven't received his form letter, so I haven't been able to send all of the letters I've already written him. I think the hardest part of this for me is not knowing how he's doing. I thought the first few days would be the hardest, but I was wrong. The feeling that I can't support him in any way, shape, or form is so hard.
I was just wondering, what is or has been the hardest part of being separated from your significant other?
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Permalink Reply by Dina0106 on
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The hardest part was simply not being able to communicate. It still is even though we are snail mailing each other now,it's not the same. Especially with a pregnancy.
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Permalink Reply by MissG on
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Wow... I'm sure that does add to the difficulty of the situation. Glad you are able to exchange letters though. That has to help!
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Permalink Reply by KJ<3ProudNavyGf Ship-14 Div-026 on
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MissG, i definitely know what you mean, my boyfriend left on Oct. 2 and the following day, i had my phone glued to my had waiting for his call, by night time i figured that he might have used his call to call his family so i was pretty bummed, but at 12:30am i got his call and i couldn't be any happier. The first week was hard for me because i was so used to having him with me and not having communication what so ever was killing me. I just received his form letter this past Saturday so i sent out the letters i had for him today,,.so don't worry your form letter should be on its way i'm sure. Like you, its been hard because i don't know how he is and i don't know how he's feeling. Today that i sent out the letters, i felt so much better because at least he'll have something to look forward to everyday and he won't feel alone...i hope. I'm thinking that I'll feel even better when i actually hear from him, even if its just by a letter, i just want to know he's okay. I'm hoping it'll be the same for you when you do hear from him. And i know you can also contact his recruiter for his information, that might work too
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He and I were together pretty much everyday, so the sudden lack of communication is definitely a kicker. I pray mine is on the way! I rush home from work just to check the mail. I think you are right though. At least being able to send and receive a letter will ease some our anxiety...we'll see.
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Thanks for the advice and words of wisdom. I am already seeing that time is ticking so slowly now that he's away. Staying busy is certainly not an issue for me though. I started my career 2 years ago as a financial analyst, and I am also in the process of studying for the LSAT so that I can begin applying to law schools. Studying and working out have been okay distractions....weekends are the hardest though.
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Permalink Reply by mrs.jane.rad on
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Hey, my husband left on sept 10th, he's also older, 27. It got a lot easier once I got his form letter and could actually mail my letters. That way I felt connected to him, even if he can't respond, keeping him up to date on my life helps. And staying busy helps, but there are still those moments that kinda grab you throughout any day where you just miss them so much. Once you get the form letter, even just having an envelope with his handwriting makes you feel a lot better! It sucks, but I've just tried to focus on the future and sending positive energy his way. That makes me sound like a cook, but I think its a way of just semi-meditating, taking deep breaths and remembering how many great adventures we've had over the past decade and how many more are coming! And this website is awesome! No one understands better than people going through the same thing!
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