Dating In The Military

Dating is something you do when you are young. Trying to find the right person to spend life with, but being in the military at such a young age can make that very difficult. You have to find someone that understands that there may be times I have to leave and may not be able to talk. It can be a little simpler when you go to the guard because you still have a civilian life style. When you are active duty in the military it can be difficult. They are moving around about every two to three years to another base, plus they travel a lot and can be away from home for a month to year on a deployment. When trying to combine the two situations it can make the difficult dating situation. My Boyfriend, Perry is active duty in the Air force and I am Guard with the Air force. We are …show more content…
We have been dating now for a little over a year and half, and we have overcome the normal long distance problems. One of them being that he is work opposite hours then I am. We are only able to talk maybe an hour a day. This can be hard one someone. Especially when they are having a bad week or going through a tough time, Perry and I found when we are having a hard time it best to try to see each other, so we try to skype or face time. When we are not able to, we try to help each other by talking though. Another difficult this leads to is the physical need of touch, for example, holding hands, hugging and kissing. I know when I am having a tough time most of the time I really just want a hug from him, it’s not very easy to do that when you are in different states or even half way around the world. One of the techniques that I have found that works for me is, I have a little bunny that I dress like him. I bring him everywhere when I travel. This little bunny has even been half way around the world with me, on my deployment. We also give each little token that is precious to us to remind us that we will always be there for