Increasing anxiety...

cndycne2005

Oh man... My husband will be leaving for basic very soon and I can't help but start to feel really anxious.  His ship date seemed so far away when he first enlisted months ago, but now it's right around the corner.  We've been a couple for over 6 years (married for just a little over 1 year of that) and have never spent an extended amout of time apart from each other.  I know I'll be fine taking care of our apartment, pets and finances (I pretty much do all that by myself anyway) and I will still have both my job and school to keep me plenty busy (I'm finishing up my Bachelor Degree after taking off for a couple of years) but I still don't know exactly how I'm going to handle the separation.  It will be a minimum of six months before I'd be able to move with him, and I'm just getting so nervous... I don't like it.  I don't mean to ramble, I just don't really have anyone else to talk to about these things in person.  Any tips?  Thanks so much for reading.

sma162005

Before my husband and I got engaged/ married we were only dating for 4 months before he left for training. Then after a year and a half of long distance dating we finally are in the same zip code are now newly weds. The trick I found to making long distance work is being creative. I would send lots of care package of things I knew he would miss. Like snow... I made snowflakes for him and sent hot chocolate. I also made lots of other care packages. I made him a photo book and mailed it. I find making the packages helps me feel close to him. Skype also helps. And love notes also are fun along with the regular emails. And most importantly don't forget when you get a chance to communicate well tell him everything, all your worries fear etc.