Married to a military man

One question I always get asked is: Is it really hard when your husband is always away?

And the answer is yes, of course I miss him when hes not here and hate when he has to leave again. Obviously I have been lucky so far and he hasn’t gone away on a tour or anything yet, but even a couple of days of not seeing him, I start to miss him. The longest we haven’t seen each other is a couple of months I think. And that was when he first went on basic training. That was hard! He had only just joined the army and it was the first time we had been apart from each other! Only being able to speak on the phone and text. That was one of the hardest times for both of us, but knowing that eventually after his training we would be able to live together, that got us through. 

Absence makes the heart grow stronger. Now this is true! When hubby comes home from an exercise, we are always so happy to see each other and are always happy. We don’t argue and we get along. We argue more when hes home for long periods of time, about stupid little things that don’t even matter when he’s not here. In a way, I am used to him being away and enjoy his company more when hes been gone for a little while. However, I do worry about the future and if he does have to go away for a long time. 

Being an army wife, my life is not planned out at all! And I hate the uncertainty of not knowing where we are going to be in 5 years. For example, apparently, we are going to be moving house again around July time, but I have no idea when. I feel like I am just going to be following my husband around the country and moving every few years. That wasn’t exactly how I thought my life would be. But I have learnt do deal with it and am happy that I am lucky enough to live with my husband and be with him. 

I would love to hear from other bloggers who are in the same situation as me!

Thanks for reading

xoxo