This is such a good explanation...
I found this note on someone else's facebook. She is a random person I started talking to on aim whose boyfriend is also a marine and is away over seas. I could't help but think about how many of these were true!
how i know i miss my boyfriend:
*You complain that your boyfriend has worked late all week and have barely seen him. I am grateful that he get’s one month of leave a year.
*You complain because he doesn't call you enough. I am thankful for the quick phone call I got last week 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 months now.
*You don't feel 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 belongs to you. Mine belongs to the government.
*Your boyfriend 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 few 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 8 miles this morning at 4 in the morning and has a full day of work ahead of him.
*Your boyfriend 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 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 because it helps me to remember what his voice sounds like.
*Being apart for a few days 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/state to be with him.
*You have every part of him memorized. I study pictures so I don't forget what he looks like.
*You take your time together for granted. We don't.
*You say you miss him. Times that by 2,000.
You can't understand how much it hurts, but you also can't understand how incredible it feels to finally be with them. And for all those girls out there thinking, "Well it was his choice to join." Your right, it was. And it's guys like him that keep us free and safe while they are at war. It might have been his choice to give up staying at home with the ones he loves, but it's that choice that makes him our hero... America's hero! ♥
Behind every strong Marine, there’s an even stronger women who stands by him, supports him, and loves him with all her heart. ♥
how i know i miss my boyfriend:
*You complain that your boyfriend has worked late all week and have barely seen him. I am grateful that he get’s one month of leave a year.
*You complain because he doesn't call you enough. I am thankful for the quick phone call I got last week 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 months now.
*You don't feel 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 belongs to you. Mine belongs to the government.
*Your boyfriend 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 few 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 8 miles this morning at 4 in the morning and has a full day of work ahead of him.
*Your boyfriend 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 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 because it helps me to remember what his voice sounds like.
*Being apart for a few days 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/state to be with him.
*You have every part of him memorized. I study pictures so I don't forget what he looks like.
*You take your time together for granted. We don't.
*You say you miss him. Times that by 2,000.
You can't understand how much it hurts, but you also can't understand how incredible it feels to finally be with them. And for all those girls out there thinking, "Well it was his choice to join." Your right, it was. And it's guys like him that keep us free and safe while they are at war. It might have been his choice to give up staying at home with the ones he loves, but it's that choice that makes him our hero... America's hero! ♥
Behind every strong Marine, there’s an even stronger women who stands by him, supports him, and loves him with all her heart. ♥