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I think it's just the way he is. I think it’s normal, I guess I just wanted opinions on this. He’s not big on talking about feelings, he shows me. When we’re together, he’s sweet, loving and affectionate.
The only one who knows is him so ask him directly.
Everyone is different so just because one is a bit distant before they leave does not mean the other will be.
If you are questioning his intentions maybe you should just drop the issue and move on, it appears to me that you will not be able to handle being part of the military way of life so don't waste his time or yours.
I think it's just the way he is. I think it’s normal, I guess I just wanted opinions on this. He’s not big on talking about feelings, he shows me. When we’re together, he’s sweet, loving and affectionate.
Then don't worry about it! And don't let anybody here ruin it for you. If you FEEL it is right, it IS right.
My fiance confirmed this, that goodbyes are just too painful. Honestly, most women I know are stronger about and handle goodbyes better than most men I know. From my dad having the harder time dropping off the freshmen kids at college to having a hard time time keeping it together walking my sister down the aisle to her husband-to-be to my military fiance and his "don't do an airport goodbye" thing, the men I know actually have a much harder time with goodbyes than the women.
Edit-I don't think I qualify as one of the "younger women," though.
In some lines of work you go to bad places that are not real fun and in my experience it goes like this...
The finality of departure looms too close to ignore and you begin bit by bit to say good bye to things. To put them on the other side of a wall where you will keep them until you return. You do believe you're coming back but you're not sure, some of your friends didn't. You've done this before. You know that you will miss your partner, your children, the fabric of your life. So much so that after a time the yearning will become physical pain that never goes away. You know you will worry about them constantly because you are not there to protect them. You know you can not share your fear or hurt or sadness because the ones you most care about will take that burden on too and you don't want that to happen to them. You know if there is a tearful goodbye it will only be one more memory of something beautiful that is gone. So many things you have to experience to know, to understand.
In the end remember he is only a man and if nothing else could not have a tearful departure because a dog has not died, a child has not been born, a daughter has not been married. It would be against the rules and we're stupid that way.
No no not at all lol... He thinks I cry for everything since I got teary eyed at one of those ASPCA commercials. lol
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Geez, who DOESN'T get teary at those? The way to my fiance's heart is through his dogs, and he has to change the channel when those come on.
I know rite?! the minute i hear Sarah McLaughlin singing "in the arms of an angel" and those poor animals, i get so sad AND angry at the abuse those animals went thru. WTH is wrong with people? i also have to change the channel, i get way too emotional.
I saw this alot when I was active duty (I'm female,btw). My fellow Marines would kinda start easing out of relationships when they were deploying or being stationed overseas. They might no always tell the women (which is wrong) but in most cases, they really thought they were doing what was best for BOTH parties because they figured they would either be cheated on , one or both of them would meet someone else, or at minimum it wasn't fair to ask someone to wait around for six months or longer, etc....
Sometimes they want to or feel they should break up because of the above reasons but it's easier to "ghost" - esp if they think the woman is really into them and they don't want to deal with drama on top of everything else they have going on...
Also - I found all my trips home very stressful - the pressure to see everyone is crazy, someone is ALWAYS upset and feels like they got the short end of the stick and notenough time with you. It's a good feeling to have so may people want to see you - but it is stressful for sure!
I am kind of new to this forum so bear with me : )
I have been dating my significant other for about 8mths now. Sadly, most of our relationship has been LDR since he’s in the military. First it was because he was deployed in Afghanistan. Second time, he was stationed in another state. He kept in touch as much as he could but he was pretty busy moving up in rank, training new soldiers, out on the field for weeks at a time, AND taking classes for his new duties in Korea (he just left for Korea on Monday). I understand that with military men, communication isn’t always going to be there because of their job.
He was here for about a month before he left to Korea (he got stationed there). He will be there a yr then comes back home to be stationed here for good. While he was here, we did spend some time together and he even met my family. (We didn’t spend as much time as I wanted but he went out of town for a family reunion and spent most of his days with his family). The last week he was here, he seemed to be a bit distant. The day he left he told me he was packing and getting ready to leave and would let me know before he left. I didn’t hear from him till later on that night when he had already left (he was in California) and apologized for not getting back to me sooner saying it had been a hectic/busy day for him.
My question is, is it normal for them to be distant right before they leave? This isn’t a deployment, he just got stationed in another country.
Also, how long does it take for them to settle in when they arrive in a new country?
My brother just went to Korea as well!! I say just support him. Seems like the relationship means something to him if he met your family.
I saw this alot when I was active duty (I'm female,btw). My fellow Marines would kinda start easing out of relationships when they were deploying or being stationed overseas. They might no always tell the women (which is wrong) but in most cases, they really thought they were doing what was best for BOTH parties because they figured they would either be cheated on , one or both of them would meet someone else, or at minimum it wasn't fair to ask someone to wait around for six months or longer, etc....
Sometimes they want to or feel they should break up because of the above reasons but it's easier to "ghost" - esp if they think the woman is really into them and they don't want to deal with drama on top of everything else they have going on...
Also - I found all my trips home very stressful - the pressure to see everyone is crazy, someone is ALWAYS upset and feels like they got the short end of the stick and notenough time with you. It's a good feeling to have so may people want to see you - but it is stressful for sure!
This makes perfect sense. His older sister pretty much set everything up for him before he even got here. She had him booked! Family dinners, get togethers, everything you can think of. So he was pretty much stuck because he didn’t want to let anyone down. The only time he was distant was his last few days. Other than that, we kept in touch (but like I said didn’t see each other as much as I wanted to.. (but we did see each other). Im sure it was stressful for him his last few days getting everything ready for his move. He also acted this way when he went back to the state he was stationed in. (he came back for about two weeks and then had to leave again) I think if he wanted to end it, he wouldn’t have gone through with meeting my family or anything. (they loved him).
I am just going to wait to hear from him. I get it’s probably a busy time for him right now. Thanx for your input. It's nice to hear from a womans point of view (a woman in the military)
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