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Girlfriend in College
Hi everyone :) My boyfriend and I started dating in May of our senior year. He had already been in DEPS by that point and I was ready to go to college. So basically for the next 3.5 years he'll be doing Navy and I'll be at school. I was just hoping to find other people who are or have been in this situation. Most girlfriends I encounter are prepping for marriage so just wanted to find someone in the same boat. I realize it's going to be hard but any advice would be appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by queenzingha on
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I'm kinda in the same bout with you. I'm in my junior year of college, and I actuakky plan on enlisting after I graduate. My boyfriend on the other hand graduate with his AA and left for bootcamp on the 27 of january. I'm really trying to keep myself just with school work. Ehh not really working. I sleep a lot to pass the time, I'm looking for work to fill up my free time lol. ALL communications will and should be utilize. Make sure you have the correct writing addresses. Send him your email address, Skype name, all of that.
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And answer any phone call just in case it's him, I learned that the hard way just this Saturday. First morale call. And I missed it ):
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Permalink Reply by Insaneuno on
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I missed the first call also because of bad cell service :( I did get a second one after that which I answered! My boyfriend left on 1/6
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Keeping busy on campus does help a lot :) I will need to find things to do during the summer or I'll probably go crazy haha
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Permalink Reply by Valerie_hc on
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I'm on the same boat as well. I'm on my senior year now and my boyfriend left during my sophomore year. It's tough but you get through it. My boyfriend is very supportive of my school so it makes it makes the distance easier. I will graduate this summer and we will plan what happens after that. Just push through and focus on school.my boyfriend is over seas right now and school is very good about keeping me busy instead of in my room depressed all the time if you need any advice or wanna talk I'm here :) You'll be okay
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School does keep me pretty busy which I love at this point. And my boyfriend really wants me to finish school before anything else :)
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Permalink Reply by EmilyNicole98 on
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I was in the same boat as you two-three years ago. I met my husband during my freshman year. He went to bootcamp that summer and spent my sophomore year in A school and on a 7 month deployment. I had originally planned on staying at my school until graduation and then thinking of marriage and moving... but we ended up getting married after he got home from the deployment at the end of my sophomore year. I moved across the country and transferred schools that next semester. I'm graduating this June, which is when I would have graduated if I would have stayed at home anyway. I'm really glad I decided to move, but I have several friends that stayed at their original college and were able to make it work! It can be really hard because you're both growing into different people and can grow apart with all that distance, but you ultimately need to do what's best for you!
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