What is the longest amount of time that you

Fifthelement

have been away from your partner/husband/wife etc. without being 'officially' seperated?

I've been away from my husband for 11 months now. Between his job and me going to school overseas we've only been together twenty days in the past 11 months. I won't see him again until October/November. I miss him; but, and this may be weird, I miss my dog more! At least I can talk and email the hubby, but the dog is resents the phone and won't go near it and she hasn't yet learned how to type. Has anyone ever been apart this long? If so, how do you cope? I've managed to convince my hubby that I needed to see PJ for the sake of my mental health - so I'm going to DC and VA Beach!

in_hiding79

Fifthelement wrote:

have been away from your partner/husband/wife etc. without being 'officially' seperated?

I've been away from my husband for 11 months now. Between his job and me going to school overseas we've only been together twenty days in the past 11 months. I won't see him again until October/November. I miss him; but, and this may be weird, I miss my dog more! At least I can talk and email the hubby, but the dog is resents the phone and won't go near it and she hasn't yet learned how to type. Has anyone ever been apart this long? If so, how do you cope? I've managed to convince my hubby that I needed to see PJ for the sake of my mental health - so I'm going to DC and VA Beach!

I couldn't do it!! You are a strong gal...My husband will go overnight or maybe two nights for business and I go nuts without him!!! :(

GraySaturday

awww..

I've only been away from my husband for 2.5 weeks. When my brother fell ill, and was in critical condition, I flew home to be with my family, but my husband couldn't be there with me. It was extremely hard to go through it without him, but he had to keep things together here at home for us.

Fifthelement

in_hiding79 wrote:

I couldn't do it!! You are a strong gal...My husband will go overnight or maybe two nights for business and I go nuts without him!!! :(

Well the longest we've been apart prior to this was seven and a half months, but this is definately harder.

decides2dream

while we were dating, about 4 months a clip X about 3? i think. i was studying in london, so yea....each sememster, we were apart. a lot more 'casual' relationship then. sure, in love...but b/c we were pretty *new* when i left, said wed be casual. eh well, 21+ years later...and here we are. now, since marriage, tops has been 6 weeks. i studied TESOL in prague and hubby stayed home. it was a great experience, and sure, distance makes the heart grow fonder. otherwise, never more than about 2 weeks at a time, like when i went touring 2x in europe for pj...hubby's fishing trips, whatever.


i say, if it works for you...then it's a-ok. i am sure when you DO get back together, that'll be one HELLUVA reunion! be sure to stretch beforehand.

FinsburyParkCarrots

Fifthelement wrote:

have been away from your partner/husband/wife etc. without being 'officially' seperated?

I've been away from my husband for 11 months now. Between his job and me going to school overseas we've only been together twenty days in the past 11 months. I won't see him again until October/November. I miss him; but, and this may be weird, I miss my dog more! At least I can talk and email the hubby, but the dog is resents the phone and won't go near it and she hasn't yet learned how to type. Has anyone ever been apart this long? If so, how do you cope? I've managed to convince my hubby that I needed to see PJ for the sake of my mental health - so I'm going to DC and VA Beach!

Just as long as you're not listening to Alan Robson's Nightowls on Newcastle Metro Radio, of an evening, you'll survive. When I lived in your neck of the woods, he had a strange, cult following. And this was the early nineties!

Fifthelement

decides2dream wrote:

i say, if it works for you...then it's a-ok. i am sure when you DO get back together, that'll be one HELLUVA reunion! be sure to stretch beforehand.

Definately, the leg cramps are a bitch! Puts a damper on the fun when your writhing in pain and he's thinking your just having a great time. lol
Btw were having our fifteenth aniversary on June 9th, the day before yours I think.

Fifthelement

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Just as long as you're not listening to Alan Robson's Nightowls on Newcastle Metro Radio, of an evening, you'll survive. When I lived in your neck of the woods, he had a strange, cult following. And this was the early nineties!

I don't listen to the radio here. Got my iPod and numerous CDs and PJ boots. Life is good!

FinsburyParkCarrots

Fifthelement wrote:

I don't listen to the radio here. Got my iPod and numerous CDs and PJ boots. Life is good!

Very wise!

prljmngrl

wow thats a long time. I don't know if I could do it. I guess when you have to, you just do. My husband has out of town business meetings occassionally. Not more than a week at a time. I don't sleep during them. By the end of the week I am tapped out. The stress is so much for me. LOL I'm such a wimp.

comebackwoman

6 months :( Hopefully this will be the last time we have to go this long

nowayimfaithfull

4days
sucked too

markymark550

since getting married....3 days (she spent a weekend at her parents and I just did not want to go)

ladygooddiva

almost 2 months the longest but most of the time he has some schooling overseas or some buissnesstalking overseas
and i don t know a lot here so
than it is mostley my daughter and i...