What's the longest amount of time you have been away from a significant other?

United States
July 12, 2008 4:39pm CST
I am wondering how long you have gone before seeing a boyfriend/girlfriend. At this time I am in a relationship with someone who lives in Sweden, and I just had to take him back to the airport yesterday after he visited for a month. I won't see him for 6 months (Christmas) and if I don't go to Sweden at that time we will have to wait 1 1/2 years because he is going into the navy for a year. It will be cool to see the responses, I am looking forward to them, whether you say 1 week or 10 years, I am interested!
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@tzuria (31)
• United States
13 Jul 08
Last year, my boyfriend went to Israel for 6 months and I didn't see him until he returned in February. Then, since May, we have been in different states here in the US as well. So pretty much for the 15 months we've been dating, we have been LDR for about 8-9 months. Luckily, I don't find it that hard anymore, because him being in Israel was the absolute hardest (I wasn't able to visit at all). So yeah. Good luck to you!
@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
12 Jul 08
Luckily for me since my fiance moved in with me here at my parents house we always get to be together,and the only time we have been apart was one day,when my fiance had not technically moved in,and was just staying here,so my mom made me take her home for the night,so I did not get to see her for twenty four hours,but then the day after that I brought her back here,and like a week later she officially moved in,so I was very happy.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
12 Jul 08
Hi sugarplum, The longest time I was away from my wife was four and a half months. That was when I was about thirty years old. Blessings.
• United States
12 Jul 08
I met my fiancee at work so I saw him every day we both worked before became a couple. Then after we started dating I saw him every day without fail. I no longer work at the same job but we still see each other every single day. So the longest I've been away from him is the time he's at work. Crazy, huh?