My time with him is quickly ticking away :(
By courtknee525
@courtknee525 (3742)
United States
February 3, 2012 9:49pm CST
In 3 months my boyfriend is leaving for the army and the thought still devastates me. Just today I was thinking about the time we have left and I realized its only 3 months. It feels like just the other day we still had 5 months and now I'm realizing its just 3.
Time is flying by way too fast for me and the end of these next three months will come all too soon. I wish it wasn't like this because now I'm starting to feel like there's not that much time left and it's making me sad.
Hopefully time will pass just as quickly once he's away because really, I'd just like for the next 3 years to be over because I'm not looking forward to my boyfriend being away :(
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8 responses
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
4 Feb 12
I can empathize with you. Life will be different, for sure, but you will get used to it in time and look forward to the times when he comes home. The good thing is that you will most likely be able to keep in touch with him through email and facebook.
All the while our Michael was in Afghanistan his wife and he could talk through facebook and email. So I bet you will also.
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@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
4 Feb 12
Life will definitely be different without my best friend around all the time :( He's always the first person I go to when I have to talk to someone or if I just have something to say. He seems so strong and sure about this whole thing and that we'll still be together and I think that his strength is what keeps me going. We both know it'll be hard to be apart, but in the end we'll be together once he's out.
There's also a girl I work with who's boyfriend is also in the army and going through the same thing. I've already talked to her about it and hopefully we'll become close and I'll have her to talk to once he leaves.
@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
4 Feb 12
Just realize how much better you have it than military families of the past. We now have computers, Facebook, Skype and many other ways to communicate while our loved ones are away. And remember to enjoy each and every moment you have through the next three months. Thank you to you and your boyfriend for your contribution. I appreciate all the military does for our country.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
4 Feb 12
I'm sure we'll be able to talk and stuff once he's out of boot camp and at the base where he'll be stationed. The thing I'm worried about is not seeing him often. He's my best friend and we're used to seeing each other just about every day so it's going to be hard going long periods of time without seeing him. I'm happy to see him so passionate about something, but I also can't wait until all this is over and he's out of the army.
@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
22 May 16
It would be nice to see an update to this. Did he leave for the Army? Did he like it? Is he still serving? Or has he decided it wasn't for him? I just think it will be nice to see some updates to some of our posts and maybe get some of the conversations active again.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
6 Feb 12
I think that if time is passing quickly, it could only mean one thing. That you're really having the time of your life together. Because if you were not, you would really notice how slowly time passes by.
Anyway, just enjoy. Make everytime together special. So that when those dark and lonely days come when you're apart, you'd have the memories of the happy times to hold on to.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
6 Feb 12
You're right, I think I'll have plenty of good memories to think of while he's away. I just wish the time didnt go by so fast and I'm hoping that it goes by this fast even while he's away. There are times when I'm sort of at peace with him leaving but then I'll have breakdown moments where I don't even know what I'll do. If I'm like this and he hast even left yet then I'm sure I'll be a wreck when he leaves. I'm just going to have to stay as busy as possible and hopefully I'll be ok.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
4 Feb 12
Yeah that would be so sad. I hope that the two of you are able to spend as much time together as you can. Having someone we go away to work is hard enough let alone your boyfriend going into the army and being away for such a long time. Keep yourself busy while he's gone. Do many things to keep your mind preoccupied and not so worried.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
5 Feb 12
Yes, while he's away I'm going to work as much as possible and do my best to keep busy. Hopefully it'll make the time go by a lot faster
@marieandtim (99)
• United States
4 Feb 12
all you can do is write often keep in touch feel free to cry when you need to and find ways to stay busy that are healthy and keep you out of trouble so he docent worry about you most units have support groups uselessly for wives but im sure they would accept girlfriends you should have him check into it. or look for people on line going thou the same thing.
@courtknee525 (3742)
• United States
4 Feb 12
I definitely have my moments where I just have to cry because I can't keep it in any longer. I know we'll be able to write and eventually talk on the phone once he's out of boot camp, but all I think about is how different life will be while he's away.
There's actually a girl I work with who's going through the same thing. Her boyfriend is in the army already and she has to keep up a long distance relationship. So hopefully I'll be able to talk to her and maybe become closer friends once he leaves.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
4 Feb 12
Well, you need to remember to make the Best of the next 3 months, and talk over with your Boyfriend how you both feel, and see what plans you have while he is gone. With someone going away like this, it is often hard, but a time to learn and realize is this what you really want? Make the Best of it, and if it is meant to be Great things will come from this.
