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kiaza28 (12)   ranked 2,873 out of 3,445 in wife7 months ago

hi everyone,im back,id been busy and everything,
so hubby's on deployment right now for 4 to 5 months he left last may 27,
at first it was so hard for me,but now,im finding a lot of things i needed to accomplish while he's gone such as schooling,finding a part time job,and fixing our place. i also joined a military spouse organization called frg and im finding way to make the days goes faster. im a little bit worried or i guess im having this ups and down during his deployment,we dont have kids yet and for the record we recently got married last april 3 this current year,.i have a friend who's been very helpful with me and our husbands are in the same ship,shes in her 40's while im in my 20's i love going out with her,shes always looking out for me but the reason is most of the times when she gives bad comments about marriage (shes married also with a kid)and how sailors are doing whenver they gets on the port,i really feels hurt,i had told her my ex fiancee was a merchant marine and he cheated on me,and the first american bf i have to,before my ex fiancee cheated on me also when they were in russia,he said they are just having fun,.But my husband is a very good guy,and he's 43 now,and i know and believe that he truly loves me,and hes done with all of his younger years (the way they are when go drink out and have fun)but based on his story when we were dating he's one of the good guys,becoz evrytime they gets deployed he's not single at all,although he told me that one time they were in hongkong,they went on this bar and the girls are all over them but they left after one drink and they went to anothe bar,i mean my point is i know my husband well,and i trust him,but sometimes hearing negative thoughts and bad comments makes me feel confused and it reminds me on what my ex done to me,my friend were telling me the reason is they were inside the ship for so long that they just wanted to have fun as soon as they gets in to the port,but i believe that people are all different,i know she has a bad experience about her husband's deployment,but it doesnt mean all guys are cheaters,i love my husband and we both misses each other and he never neglect me while he is deployed,hes very good to me,im just worries too much i guess,

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. windchimebooks (116)   7 months ago

Hi, I was in that same situation some years ago, when I was younger like you are now, and I was surprised at how many women would try to convince me my husband would cheat on deployment, even though they had no proof whatsoever that he would do this.

And you are right, everyone who tried to tell me this had had a bad experience with her husband. When I would ask how they knew my husband would cheat as well they would say something like, "All sailors cheat away from home."

I never saw any proof of this cheating so I learned to ignore this talk. You are doing the right thing right now with schooling, getting a part-time job, filling up your days, finding support with the other military wives and so on. Deployment is very hard on a military spouse and you don't really understand the ups and downs of it until you've actually been through that (or other similar experiences where spouses have to be separated for months at a time). It's hard when they leave, but sometimes when wives spend too much time alone, especially with the loneliness, they will start to worry more and believe more what others tell them. So staying busy like you are is best.

In the meantime, just trust your own gut instinct. Remember, you know your husband better than anyone there does. Chances are pretty good you would know more than anyone whether something is wrong or not. Military wives are strong and some of the best people on earth, and I'm still friends with a lot of people we met in the military, but some of the other wives during deployment did want to make me think for whatever reason that my husband would automatically cheat once he was out of my sight for that long.

I never saw any proof of that, and sounds like you and your husband have good open communication. That's the strongest point you can have in a new marriage of any type but especially a military marriage where separations from your spouse can be more the norm than being able to be together as much as you would like.

Your friend probably doesn't mean any harm, she probably thinks she is helping you "see things the way they are." Don't even try to argue with her when she says these things. Just smile and shrug it away and just decide it's her problem, not yours. You're never going to convince her she is wrong, she is going to believe she is right no matter what you say just due to her bad experience. Just shrug it off and smile and ignore this when she starts this, maybe change the subject, and then just accept her good points as a treasured friend. Good luck. I wish you the best.


kiaza28 (12)   ranked 2,873 out of 3,445 in wife  7 months ago

hi,thanks for the advices,a while ago i was washing the dishes,mu husband called but i miss the call but he left a voicemail saying hes gonna be out somewhere but see he cant tell me on the phone becoz the ship is just pulling in,but we all know already where they are going cuz we have this code that we understand each other without him breaking their rules especially he is a chief,he said that hes gonna take out some money and dont worry about him cuz he is gonna be a good boy for me and hes gonna look something special for me out there,and hes gonna call me later,.
so anyways that friend of mine that i was mentioning is coming tonight here at the house with her mom and son,we always just all hanging out together you know?so i know already as soon as she got here shes gonna tell me they are gonna be on the port,so im kinda preparing for that,.either i dont say anything or either ill tell her what my husband told me,do u think i should tell her or just keep my mouth shut?so no further questions or the story wont go far at all?


myLot reputation of 96/100. windchimebooks (116)  7 months ago

Since you already know she's going to probably have a negative response, I don't think I'd even mention your husband's phone call about this. If she brings it up about what port they're heading for and if has any negative comment about it, I personally would just smile and ask her something about her day, something to show you care about her and her family but that way you can change the subject and you won't get entangled in arguing with her and feeling bad about anything negative she might have to say about your husband. I personally would just hang out with her and her family and try to have a good time, and would just not tell her anything that might invite negative comments.

Of course, that's just my opinion for what it's worth, but that's what worked for me. Good luck to you. I hope you and your friends have a great time together, with no bad comments to make you feel bad. Best of luck.


myLot reputation of 96/100. windchimebooks (116)  7 months ago

Oh, and thanks for the best response vote.


kiaza28 (12)   ranked 2,873 out of 3,445 in wife  7 months ago

no problem,thanks for the advices too,i was enlightened,so what happened is when we started talking (me and my friend)she said that yes they are in this place and its just a ferry ride going to singapore,and i know what she is trying to say,so i said,i would like to live in singapore sometime on our lifetime on the navy me and my husband,i think its very pretty there and very clean country,and she just didnt say anything,i know i can feel her,i feel bad about what happened to her and its just recently and her husband is on the same ship with my husband,but i cant let anyone right now,to put negative thoughts on me on hard times like this,im so feeling alone especially everytime i comes back home from outside,and i feel so empty and trying to survive each day.i can always come back to the island (GUAM)but i have to take care of our unit (which is in renovation right now)and i got commitments here already that i need to accomplished and some things that i needed to do,.and hes always telling me if i can stay here in san diego for him he wishes me to just stay,but if coming home to Guam for a while to visit my family while hes gone will really make me happy then he supports me in every way.


kreola23 (76)  6 months ago

hi is it the RONALD REAGAN ship? heading to the persian gulf? coz i also got friends in there and haven't heard from them since they left last week so any news? where are they now? thanks

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2. myLot reputation of 98/100. moondancer (2948)   ranked 115 out of 3,445 in wife   7 months ago

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kiaza28 (12)   ranked 2,873 out of 3,445 in wife  7 months ago

me too,thanks thats what i feels too i know him more than any one else but it really bothers me when my friend start talking bad about this and that like for ex.she will say just enjoy the time we are still saying i love you with each other becoz we are just newly wed,and then later on everything will change,but you see my husband is very affectionate with me,we hardly have this intimacy becoz he is always stress at work plus they always have this 24 hour duty like 3 times a week and its killing him but we always do something together,and he never went out without me,and he rather stay home after work,he never have this boy's night out becoz the only time available he have he said is just for me,.Im not a straightforward person really,im always careful becoz i dont wanna hurt her feelings and i know she just needed someone to talk to about her experiences.


myLot reputation of 98/100. moondancer (2948)   ranked 115 out of 3,445 in wife  7 months ago

I understand that you don't want to hurt her feelings, I'm the same way about that. I don't want to hurt anyone in any way. But she is hurting your feelings. It's okay for her to talk about her misgivings and what she thinks as far as it comes to her life and her husband. But it is not very kind of her to say hurtful things to you.
Not all men are the same. My husband is the same as yours as far as always wanting to be with me in his free time. We have been married for 18 years and he has not changed she we first started dating.
Just take the time you are given with your husband. Welcome all of the time you have. Do little things for him when he is not there. I use to show up on base and take food to my husband and the others in his section that happen to be working late. That way I got to see him more and I got to make sure that he had a good meal for dinner. We also talked on the phone every spare minute that he had during his watch. You could even write a little note and stick it in his shirt pocket for him to find later. Little things mean a lot.

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3. myLot reputation of 38/100. anandjk (244)   7 months ago

As you are saying you love your hubby and belive him too much.. then dont listion to other ladies voice... Fallow your own track...You have to live your own life understood?

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