~Civilian vs. Military Girlfriend/ Wife~
You complain that your boyfriend/ husband has worked late all week and have barely seen him
*I look forward to the two weeks a year we spend together
You complain b/c he doesn't call you enough
*My heart is thankful for the 15- second phone call I got last Tuesday in the middle of the night!
You whine to you friends about how much you miss him already because he is on a two day trip with his parents
*I haven't seen him for 7 months now
You don't fee like making love tonight because you are too tired
*We will stay up all night because we don't know when it will be the last time
Your boyfriend/husband belongs to you
*Mine belongs to the government
Your boyfriend/husband is training for his game next weekend
*My boyfriend is trained to kill
It's just not practical for you to drive an hour to see him every weekend during school
*He spends $700 dollars on a plane ticket just to see me 2 days
You hate hanging up the phone when talking to him
*My heart breaks because I won't talk to him for another 10 days
You complain that He doesn't take enough time out of his life for you
*My man has to get up in the middle of the night to talk with me because of the time difference. He doesn't complain
Your man is in a bad mood from not sleeping much this week
*My man ran 10 miles this morning at 4 in the morning and has a full day of work ahead of him.
Your boyfriend/husband can call in sick when he is tired or not feeling well
*My man works no matter what.
You don't trust him so you follow him places to see if he is telling the truth
*I have no choice but to trust him and even then I trust him with my life.
You don't like him talking so sexually with his friends
*My boyfriend/husband has to chant it in drills
You check your phone, see you missed a call from him, and decide to call him back when you aren't so busy
*I see a missed a call and cry because I don't know when he can call again.
You might save a cute voice message from him
*I save them all b/c it helps me to remember what his voice sounds like.
Being apart for a month to you seems daunting
*A month apart for me is a wish that can't come true
You wouldn't change schools to be close to him
*I have to move to another country to be with him
You have every part of him memorized
*I study pictures so I don't forget what he looks like
You can choose to be patriotic of not
*I HAVE to be patriotic or else make him look bad
You take your time together for granted
*We don't
Your cell phone bill was high this month from talking too much
*He pays 20 cents a minute to call me
You love that fancy necklace he bought you
*I refuse to take his dog tags off, and not a day goes by that I dont have them on...
You can't understand how much it hurts, but you also can't understand how incredible it feels to finally be with them
You say you miss him
*Times that by 20 million
