I Am the Girlfriend, Fiance, Or Wife of a United States Marine
Things Never To Say to a Military Girlfriend/Wife:
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> 1. "Do you miss him?"- DUH
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> 2. "I don't know how you do it."-then it's a good thing you're not doing it
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> 3. "I know just how you feel."- Are you dating someone in the Military? No? Then you don't know how I feel
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> 4. "Are you scared something may happen to him?"- Yeah but I don't feel like talking about it with YOU
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> 5. "I would die if my boyfriend/husband left me for that long."- It's a good thing he's not then.
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> 6. "Has he had to kill anyone?"- We don't talk about this obviously
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> 7. "Aren't you afraid of him now?"-Um no? He loves me he wouldn't hurt me
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> 8. "Aren't you worried he's going to cheat on you?"- Marines are Semper Fi..but you wouldn't know that if you're asking
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> 9. "Are you excited he's coming home?"- uhhh YEAH
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> 10. "Why couldn't he get a REAL job?"- If it's not a real job..why doesn't YOUR boyfriend do it????
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> 11. "Are you worried he'll come home different?"- They only get better, he's a Marine, what's not to like?
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> 12. "How do you survive the holidays?"- Letters,emails, short but sometimes long phone calls and stronger than you could ever imagine
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> 13.) "Everything will be ok!"-Oh thanks! Because you've been through this
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> 14.) "I totally understand when they're deployed, I'm in a long distance relationship" - Shut up
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> 15.) "What will you do if he dies?"-Kill you
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> 16) "Is this the only weekend he can come home? Can't we do it another time?"-Whatever we were planning with you before, is suddenly cancelled... forever
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> 17)"well, if he really loved you..." 1-he would want you to have someone you could see" 2-"he would come home more often". etc- He loves me that's why he wants me all to his self even if it's not for very long
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> 18)"how can you like him so much when you never see him?"- How can you ask such idiotic questions???
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> 19)"You'll get used to him being gone.".... Yeah, like hell I will!
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> 20)"You two will have to get used to each other again"....umm no we're in love and we know each other
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> 21)"Things won't be the same"....why wouldn't they be?
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> 22)"I miss my bf/husband". ..them jump in ur damn car and go see him
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> 23)"Has anyone he knows died?" Of course, but do you have to bring it up
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> 24)"Don't cry" I'll cry when I damn well feel like it
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> 25)"Don't worry about him" How can I not worry when I don't know if he is okay
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> 26)"He'll be home soon"- maybe, maybe not and anyway "soon" is like 6 months
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