What do you do when your partner goes away?

I don't really do anything different than usual when my husband isn't here, except that I have to do the laundry myself! lol I do find it easier to keep the house clean if he isn't here to mess it up again. He hasn't been gone long at all since we've been married. He's going on his first real deployment next year, for five months. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I might just move back in with my parents for a while! lol If my sister isn't working yet, she will probably come up here and stay with us during most of it.

My husband is always gone, for sometimes months at a time. I think it's easier to clean the house when he's not around to mess things up! That's when I usually do my "spring cleaning" ;) I also have gone through his closets and thrown away the ugly tshirts with holes in them that he is somehow attached to. He never notices that when he comes home.

im still single, but in the future if this happens ill be going out with my kids or my friends...

My kids are old enough to realize that Daddy is gone so I try hard to keep them busy so they don't get sad =) But I love watching TV and getting on the computer whenever I want to and not worry about him! I would definitely throw away some of his junk if he had too much!!

*LOL* I don't live with my boyfriend but we spend every night together when he's in town so besides maintaining seperate residences, we pretty much do. He works out of town for about 5-6 months out of the year, and when he's gone, I get caught up on housework, groom my dog and cat, read, go swimming, play in my garden, watch all the chick flicks he groans about and visit with friends.

I think it is so much easier to get stuff done around the house when my husband isnt here. I miss him when he isnt here so i keep myself busy. It is a great time to go through their things. Sometimes i think they can be worse than kids with the amount of 'junk' they keep. My hubby has a massive shed with so much in it but he doesnt like to part with anything. When we last moved, i made him get rid of some of his stuff. He wasnt happy. Make sure you do something for yourself though while he is away, as you will enjoy it and i am sure you deserve it. best wishs to you

i think im the one who is more cluttery and messy, so he is the one who probly likes it when i go away! i like to just be able to watch the programs on tv that i like, and maybe not dress as nice, or wear makeup during the day... just little things that i would normally do-i take a break from. it seems like there is always housework to be done, and it never ends!