1. Don't count on anything!
2.Be careful who you listen to. Most of your civilian friends will give you negative remarks, which will make things harder for you to deal with.
3. When he becomes stubborn and a royal pain in the butt, just remind yourself he's probably had a bad day, and being away from you is hard on him too. So just let him rant and don’t take it personal.
4. When you’re down, treat yourself.
5. Learn how to listen if you don’t know how! He will need you, you will be the one he comes to when he needs to complain, but don’t complain back...that is what military wives/fiances/gf's for! This is a hard time for our men and they NEED us much more than sometimes they think they do!
6. Love your military member, be truthful, and reassure him, even if he is deployed he'll have someone to come back too!
7. He will try to pull away at some point. Whether directly telling you to move on, not wait for him or just becoming distant. It's a way they try of dealing, stick with him cause he really does want (and need) you there.
8. When he is away for a long time, or even just a couple hours away, write a lot of letters! Communication is key to a relationship.
9.SOME of his friends will probably be morons - expect this.
10. You aren’t the only woman in his life (his mom misses and loves him too!) so make sure she is updated on what is going on with him.
11. He needs to feel important so don't hold back on the compliments - remind him how proud you are of what he does.
12. Chances are they won't call when they say they will (that especially applies for deployed!).
13. Don't buy that nonrefundable airplane ticket too early.
14. When eating with a military member you either finish your "chow" in 15 minutes or less or be stared at until you are finished.
15. Never take one single minute with them for granted. Live each day with them like it’s the last one you'll have for a while, because with the military, it just might be!
16. Take lots of pictures, so you can remember what each other looks like!
17. Don't even TRY to compare your military member to ordinary men. You can no longer complain about broken plans, that phone call you were supposed to get but didn't, missed birthdays and anniversaries, his snoring (hey, at least he's sleeping BESIDE you), spending more time with "the boys" than you, etc., etc., etc...
18. Always look on the bright side of things. How many of your gal-pals get their first encounter, first date, first kiss from their men over and over again?
19. Gotta be able to keep up with your man. We give our military man a whole new meaning of PT =)
20. Even if he says he will, he probably won't. Maybe really means probably not OR probably not when he said he would (example: "I might be able to call you tomorrow" but he can't find the time to call until a week later or "I might be able to come home next month for a week"...that might turn into 2 weeks)
21. Being a military girlfriend/fiancé can be one of the toughest jobs. You have to deal with stress similar as the wives, without the promise of forever or the benefits and support they get.
22. We find ourselves using military lingo. "I'm gonna go get my room squared away", "It's chow time", or using military time
23. Patience is the biggest key to making the relationship work...you have to wait a lot but in the end, waiting is what made it all worthwhile♥
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7 comments:
I love this too!
Its so true.
Thanks for posting this!! :]
HAHA! I love 9 and 13 they are so true! I have lost many of dollars booking flights too early, and some of T's are complete idiots (shhh you didn't hear it from me)
Sooo very true!! Love it =)
You are a very remarkable person. And just so you know, I don't like many civilians. Never did. Great list.
So so so true! Love this!
great post! these are all so true!!!
Ok so I'm a little late getting in on this whole Navy gf thing. We reconnected in Feb of 2011 after not having seen him since we were teenagers, like over 20 years ago. I have kicked myself so many times for letting him get away back then but I know that everything happens for a reason. Funny thing is, when we reconnected, he was at the beginning of a deployment. That was like a baptism in fire for me! Jumping in head first! Let's just say I had to learn a lot and quickly! Thank you for putting that list up! It reminds me that I'm not alone. There's a bunch of us "all in the same boat!!" ;-)
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