Proud Military Wife

I was in the Marines for 8 years. I'm out now and married to a Gunny. We are both air traffic controllers and met in the tower. I'm not one of those proud military wives though, at least not a stereotypical one. Military wives treated me like crap when I was active duty and the wounds run deep. I was cute, young and skinny and all the wives thought I was after their man. Pssssh. Anyway my husband is the smartest and most thoughtful guy I know. One of the reasons I wanted to marry him is because I could tell he would be a good daddy and I was so right. He is very sweet with his words and his actions and sometimes, out of nowhere he will bring home this huge gift certificates for my nails or massages, facials, etc. I never ask for any of that as I usually get all that done with my own money. One of the sweetest things he does is how he says, "I love you!" to me (he says it first) on the phone in front of all his Marines. I can hear them going Awww in the background but he doesn't care.

Well, I am not a military wife, but I did grow up as a military brat and have a brother in the Army. I just wanted to stop by and spread some love and (((hugs))) to all the military peeps out there. You deserve it! God bless you!! :)

I will brag. I have that right since we have been married 20 wonderful years. We have 4 kids and 2 grandsons. He is Retired from the Marine Corps and now works not 1 but 2 jobs so I can stay home with the kids and because I have some medical issues. He is the Greatest at everything. How has it lasted so long some would ask? Being totally and utterly in love with the man I married. Sure we may not agree on every little thing but we compromise and it works. He let's me be right most of the time. He acts like a little kid sometimes with his happiness. He makes me smile. He always tells me how beautiful I am and how much he loves me. He is very affectionate. He does things to suprise me all the time. For no reason other than to say I love you or I'm thinking about you. Yep thats my man in the picture with me. We were on a cruise he booked for us several years ago. He made all the plans and we had a wonderful time together on that trip. Well now you know what life can be like after 20 years of marriage. The marriage doesn't get old we just grow old together.

Well, granted I've only been a Marine Wife for 2 years... but I've been with my hubby for 6 yrs ... I still get those butterflies too...when my husband and I got married, we didn't have money to get rings, and since we did the court house deal, we didn't really care, but hesurprised me with a pink(my fav color) gumball machine ring:) Then on our 1 year anniversary, he gave me my VERY first diamond EVER!!! It's a small one, but I don't care. I don't know how he paid for it, where he got it, or when he got it. I completely understand how not4me feels too . . .I've had some seriously bad luck with other military wives.. .some of which I thought we supposed to be great friends stabbed me as hard as they could in my back. It's a tough life, not jsut dealing with long work days, field ops, and deployments . . . it's aculture shock for most. A strange new environment, no friends, most of us have no family around. You count on those people supposed to be your friends. And as the commercial puts it . . . You Live...You Learn. . .then youget Luvs!! hahaha

Well my fiance is in the Army. we're going to be married in October after he gets home from Iraq and has a little time to settle back in to America. He is such a great guy sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm the lucky one. We met on myspace and eventually found out that for years we'd had mutual friends yet never came into contact with each other. Now he and I still talk through myspace while he's gone. He leaves me some of the cutest messages telling how amazing he thinks I am and praising me like crazy and all I think about is how much more amazing I think he is. For my birthday that just passed in september I was turning 19 and he had left for Iraq the month before so he was bummed he wouldnt be here but to make up for it he had his mom call my work and get my schedule and when i'd be in and he got her to have flowers delievered there for me so I saw them on the counter as soon as I walked in. It was beautiful and so romantic and I literally cry everytime I think about it because I think that was just so sweet and so romantic and I proud of him for thinking of it all by himself because I've dreamed of someone doing that sort of thing for me but no one ever has until him. He constantly does the smallest things for me just because he knows I like it or he knows it will make me laugh or smile. Like for instance he'll take me to stay at a hotel for the weekend just so I can relax in the jacuzzi tubs and he'll order me pizza and we'll lay in bed and watch disney movies all day. I love him so much and I cant wait to marry him. Thanks for letting me share a little bit about him.

My boyfriend is in the British army, he's currently stationed in Germany after getting back from Iraq, he's being posted back in England at the end of this year and I can't wait. We have been together nearly three years, since I was about 16 and My older brother is in the British army and my parents were, and I know how much effort it takes to be married to someone in the forces. I know I am only his girlfriend, but we have discussed getting engaged...anyways I flew over to Germany last week to spend the weekend with him and he always makes me feel like the most amazing girl in the whole world. He ran the New York marathon a couple of weeks ago, and came back with the most gorgeous necklace for me, but it wasnt the neckalce that was so special it was the fact he had gone to great lengths to get it engraved for me, and it always the little things that count.

I am a Navy brat (father was in the Navy for 28 years) and just wanted to thank everyone in the military as well as their families for the sacrifice. God bless you guys and our troops!!!

Oh where do I begin, my husband joined the Marines in 1994 we met on a blind date for the Marine Corps Ball in 1997. He got out in 1999. joined the reserves in 2000-2004 got of of the reseves because of a promotion from him civilan job. In May 2005 he decided to go back on active duty which brought of here to California. He is currently in Iraq, he has been on 2 med floats seen over 20 countries, been involved in 2 conflicts and is curretly on Iraq. He is applying to the school house in North Carolina to become an instructor and then is going to school for the Warret Officer Program.

my husband of 24 yrs was in the army for 10 yrs and im very proud of him ,we moved all over the world with3 children and he always made it a home,so being a milatay wife you should be proud

I am, I have been with my since I was 15, he knows me better than I know myself and can always make me smile. He is the best father/husband I could have asked for so proud he is mine! if i am down of course he makes me laugh and cheers me up!

My husband is in the US Army. We just got stationed in MI as a recruiter. Before recruiting he was an MP Investigator. When he leaves for work he wakes me up by "TRYING" to make out with me but this morning he left a flower on his pillow with a note saying I love you and then kissing me and telling me bye and see you later.

I'm not a military wife yet, but my fiance is in the army. He's getting ready to go to Iraq, and then we'll be getting married in 2008 after he gets home. I'm SO nervous cause it'll be his first deployment since we've been together. He is so wonderful, and everything I've wanted in a man! He treats me so much better than anyone ever has, and I'm absolutely crazy for him! :) I can still remember when we first started dating, we were sitting on the couch and he put his hand on my stomach and smiled at me. I didn't really get what he was doing at the time, but a long time later he reminded me of it and told me it was cause he imagined me having his children someday! It was so sweet! I think we were only dating for about a month or so when he sat me down and awkwardly told me that he thought he wanted to marry me, lol. Now I'm getting all teary-eyed thinking about it! hehe Anyway, it's so nice hearing everyone's stories! Thanks for starting this discussion!

I'm definitely a proud military wife! Very proud of my man! He's been in the Army for 13 years, and on active duty for the past four, which has been all of our marriage. I remember when I would go to visit him, and I'd see him at the airport, and my stomach would do flip-flops! It's like we're newly-weds every time we get to be together.

I am a proud wife of a US Marine. He does so many things everyday to make me smile and keep me happy that there's too much to write. I love him dearly and I'm very proud of what he's doing for this country. Even though I'm not really happy with how the military treats us, my hubby's job is very noble. I don't even feel married most of the time, which is great. He still makes me feel like we're dating and that he still needs to sweep me off my feet. He lets me be who I want to be, but at the same time helps me be a better person. I love him so much and support him in all he does even if he wants to stay a Marine for the rest of his life.

well i take a lot to be a military wife