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I Am the Girlfriend, Fiance, Or Wife of a United States Marine

Not Doing Well Today

By: BelleofBroadway
Written on April 15th, 2012
Sorry ladies, usually I wouldn't burden anyone with this but I wasn't sure where else to go. I thought I had been doing well with Ian being away at boot. These past few weeks I've felt pretty strong and I haven't been too upset. I've stayed busy and really managed to distract myself. Today was just awful though. My grandma had a stroke and isn't doing well. My best friend is leaving tomorrow to move all the way across the country and I am just so furstrated that I can't pick up my phone and talk to Ian. It's all I want and no matter what I do, I can't have it. It doesn't help that before he left, Sunday was "our day" no matter what. I feel like now that he's in the military, my problems shouldn't matter. He is going through a lot more. I want to be happy and strong for him and most days I'm good at it. Just not this weekend.

I just broke down in my car. Sobbed for like...twenty minutes in the garage. Any tips on how I can get through these last few weeks? I'm pretty sure it will be the longest 25 days of my life. Hah.
By: BelleofBroadway
Age: 22-25 , Female
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  • BelleofBroadway
    BelleofBroadway

    Thanks, ladies. :) Today has definitely been better. Sometimes you just have to have that one day where nothing seems to be going right lol. <3

    Apr 17, 2012
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  • Heathersutton
    Heathersutton

    First off, no worries about burdening us. That's what many of us are here for, to support eachother! :) it'll be okay. Just try to keep staying busy. Everyone needs sad days. I'm not sure anyone could go through this without any bad days. You sound like you've been handling it better than me! Haha. And i'm sorry to hear about your grandma and best friend. I hope your grandma is okay and you keep contact with your friend. And honestly, your problems still matter. It's just you might have to find support elsewhere and judge when you can demand support from your man carefully. He's still your man and I'm sure it hurts him to be unable to support you when you need it. It'll be okay. And venting when you need to is really important. I hope I kind of helped. I'm new at this but I'm a good listener if you need to talk :)

    Apr 15, 2012
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