My husband left me....

[leahannpen]

Wow you scared me!!!!!

My DH travels alot so I know how you feel. Though we both agree it's nice to get away from each other once in a while. We usually take 1 trip a year with friends and without each other, just for "us" time. It's always so nice to get back home to each other though.

Hang in there! I hope it goes fast for you!

 

[Chattyaholic]

My DH took two trips without me several years ago. The first one was with our pastor, to our church's annual conference, and was gone a week. The second one was with our Youth for Christ group, they went to Florida for a week. I missed him terribly, and cried, when he was gone. Hated it, absolutely hated it!!

Now it's different. He has to travel some for his job, and has school sessions (usually 4-5 days at a time) several times during the year so is gone quite often and I've "gotten used to it" and actually enjoy my "quiet time" alone.

Hang in there and try to keep busy and take some time for yourself, to do things you don't usually have time for.

 

[Kitty 34]

Originally posted by browneyes
I wish my SO was with your DH, Mishetta.

I'm with ya Shannon! Four days without DH after remodeling the kitchen with him the past couple of weeks, would almost be heavenly!!!

 

[Pop Daddy]

look at the bright side, the toilet seat can stay down for a few days

 

[tiggersmom2]

Originally posted by browneyes
I wish my SO was with your DH, Mishetta.

Me too, I'll gladly relinquish my "wifely rights" for a few nights!!!!!

 

[Serena]

Here I was all set for sympathy and support.

Mishetta, I think it's very sweet that you two will miss each other so much. He'll be back before you know it.

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

Hey Me Shay ta, I think now would be a good time to catch up on FULL HOUSE reruns Or maybe get to that Doctors appt you've been putting off

 

[Pin Wizard]

Originally posted by Mishetta
I'm living wicked!!! I may even go into the closet & re-arrange his shirts (since he has them "filed" by color from lightest to darkest & short sleeve to long sleeve!) That'll teach him to leave us for 4 days!!

browneyes ~ I wish your SO could have taken my DH's place!

LOLOLOLOLOLOL! I got this far with reading and burst out laughing!! Glad I wasn't drinking anything!

Bless your heart, Rose! You two must be blessed with a special relationship. I just can't imagine feeling like that. I'm more like Shannon...send him away! I need a break!! LOL! When DH was still here, I seriously think my Monday night bowling with the ladies kept me sane. Hope the days fly for you!!

 

[C.Ann]

Every couple has their own unique relationship.. Some can be apart with no problems and others can't.. Nothing wrong with either way..

Hang in there, Mishetta.. Four days will be gone before you know it.. Just keep yourself as busy as possible and next thing you know, he'll be walking back in the door again!!

And PLEASE - use a different title the next time! You about gave me a heart attack!!!!

 

[Trinity721]

However long it is, one day or one hundred days... it's still hard! That is really sweet that you both still feel this way after 10 years

I'm going on 4 months, and 100 + days to go (see counter below ). Hang in there! He'll be home before you know it.

 

[Mishetta]

I'm so sorry I gave some of you a near heart attack over my thread title, but I have to admit, I figured it would attract more posts! What can I say? I'm so lonely, I need all kinds of communication right now!

DH called me a few hours ago. He arrived at LAX safely & he went to the very first phone to call us. He talked to the kids too. Our 9 y/o DS was anxious to tell DH that we were tracking his plane on a plane tracking website. It was really cool & my son was getting a geography lesson in the process. My DS was so excited to see how high the plane was flying, as well as the speed.

ISN'T IT MONDAY YET?????

 

[believe]

Since DH and I work opposite shifts we rarely see each other, except on the weekends. If he travel during the week I don't think I would notice it as much...but come the weekend I would really be missing him.

 

[browneyes]

Originally posted by Mishetta
browneyes ~ I wish your SO could have taken my DH's place!

That makes 2 of us.

 

[tiggerlover]

Hi Rose...I was nervous when I read your subject line....very relieved to see it was for four days!

I know all about being seperated and it is never fun, as for coping, you just learn to do it. Being a military wife and going through extended seperation you learn to be mother, father, fix-it person, accountant and everything else there is to too. It is a big job, especially when the deployments are long, but you just do the best you can do.

I hope that you have a lot to keep you occupied while DH is away and that these 4 days just fly by for you both.

 

[hipporina]

I totally and completely understand how you feel. You sound a lot like my dh and me. We do absolutely everything together and wouldn't have it any other way. He is the only person I like to be around all the time. That was one of the things that made me know he was the one for me. Anyone else, I need a break from (and have been like that since I was a child).

I have a hard time with one night, and have never had to do four! I too would think I was living in a nightmare if he had to be gone like all these military men! He'll be back home before you know it!

 

[PamNC]

on this subject. My husband is an opera singer so obviously he's out of town a lot. Sometimes he does concert work and that's only a few days. Sometimes if it's a show with a short run he's gone 2 weeks. It can be as much as 2 months. Once he had back to back gigs and was gone Jan - April. How we deal with it is we have a 3 week rule. We never go more than 3 weeks without seeing each other. I visit whereever he's performing. Which is great and I need to do that to support him by seeing him do this thing. The good news is he's also home for stretches of time. Most of the time in the summer. I've gotten use to it - but it is still very hard.

We're newlyweds too - been married 10 years as well.

PamNC

 

[PamNC]

I forgot to mention. Take this time to rent chick flicks...you know, movies that your husband wouldn't be interested in seeing. That's what I do. I also take the time to spend more time with my mom and my friends.

PamNC

 

[princesspumpkin]

Mishetta, I totally understand. 4 days IS something!. DH and I have been married for 10 years as well and miss each other terribly-when we leave the house! I can't tell you how many times one of us has pulled out of the driveway just to put on the headset and call the other while we're driving to our destination. If one of us is gone all day, we're on the cell 4-5 times during the day! I love being with my DH. My neighbor, on the other hand, can't wait for her DH to go away on business (that's because he gives her grief the entire time he's home. My DH just gives me love ) So even if your DH isn't gone for months and months like some of the other posters, that doesn't mean that your 4 days isn't just as hard. Hang in there.

 

[Pin Wizard]

Originally posted by princesspumpkin
My DH just gives me love )

Where do I find one of these? Mine was a grief giver.

 

[lovemygoofy]

You know I have a great tips for wives who have to be alone for a few days at a time and don't know what to do. I'm a military wife so I have found many ways to entertain myself but this a sure fired one that all wives would like. CLEAN OUT HIS SIDE OF THE CLOSET AND DRAWERS!!! While my Dh was in the big sandbox, I used that time to get rid of the ugly clothes I didn't like and he didn't wear or took up space in the closet. I cleaned out the underwear and sock drawers and the ones with the holes and too many stains to be justified clean went out in the garbage. This might not be everyone's cup of tea but I had a great time doing it because I knew he wouldn't ever miss them. I bought replaceables for everything I threw out. Socks, underwear, jeans, shirts..whatever.

I did watch alot of chick flicks too. For any of the military wives or wives who spend alot of time alone, reading this and need ideas for yourself or groups of wives to do please PM or email me and I would be more than happy to help you with ideas. Boy, I have a bunch of them too

Blessings,
Tina