Partner in Afganistan
By twilight_75
@twilight_75 (479)
April 19, 2008 3:36am CST
My partner was recently deployed and we had quite a rocky lead up to him leaving, lots of rows, which i think we both put down to the stress of him leaving. The thing is i still find myself getting angry with him. Where he is it's hard to keep up communication. I get letters but he can only recieve them every ten days, he only has so many mins to call etc. I want to be able to keep his spirits up but it's hard when i can't even keep up my own
Is this normal feeling this way? we have been through this before but very early in our relationship, it just seems so different this time
1 response
@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
20 Apr 08
It's very normal to feel the way you are feeling. My husband is deployed currently and there were many times that I was angry, even though I knew he had to go. It's harder each time they leave because you bond so much more over time. We had a rocky road to leading up to him leaving, but i think that it was easier to be mad and say goodbye than for everything to be going great and having to say goodbye. I guess it just made us both act that way because it was so hard for us this time. Just keep the letters going and know that he's thinking about you even when he can't call you. You will get through this. Stay strong and i'm here if you need to talk. God bless
@twilight_75 (479)
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20 Apr 08
thanks for your reply, its a relief to know i'm not the only one to feel this way, i feel like i'm letting him down. xx
@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
20 Apr 08
i used to feel the same way, but i talked with my husband about it and he totally understood and didn't blame me or feel let down over it. he knew it was just as hard, if not harder, for me and our three children. good luck to you though and stay strong. like i said, i'm here to talk if you need me. God bless
