my soon to be husband is in the merchant marines?
January 15th, 2009 Posted by: admin
my fiance and i will be getting married in february of next year. In march he will be leaving for the merchant marines for about 8 months. eversince we laid eyes on eachother we were inseparable. there hasnt been a day that we didnt see eachother. after couple months of dating we got our own place and we’ve been living together for about a year. now, i only have 4 months to be with him and he’ll be gone for so long. are there anyone out there whos married to a merchant mariner? i heard they cant even tell you where exactly there are on the sea..how often can i talk to him when he leaves? im sure its going to be hard..how did you guys get through with it?
By: bonnie
By: bonnie
Tags: Eachother, Fiance, Merchant Marines
January 18th, 2009 at 07:58
Sailors have a woman at every port….all of them…don’t kid yourself, it’s true
January 19th, 2009 at 22:37
Keep yourself busy. Work out. Make sure to write almost everyday, so that he will miss you just as much. It will be hard but, you have to do what you have to do. Wish you luck!
January 20th, 2009 at 00:22
They do recieve mail hun, and are allowed to send it back to you, they can’t give out their location, but they are allowed to mail you. I can tell you this, ask him the addy of the ship so that you all can corespond.
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:08
Hey I am not a merchant marine but I am in the army your love for him will get you through do worry and have faith it will be hard for him to just hang in there
January 25th, 2009 at 12:12
My husband is in the Australian Navy and Im not going to tell you its easy because at times its not. It can be very lonely friends are great but they never replace that special person in your life
It is absolutely worth it. You learn to appreciate them when there home. At least these days you can keep in contact via email. I recommend you do this every day. Otherwise moments in your life go by and you dont share them.
Every time they leave it breaks your heart but when they come home its fabulous.
January 25th, 2009 at 18:18
My grandfather was in the Merchant Marines, and was shipped out for a long time right after he and my grandmother were married. I’ve spoken to her at lenght about what kind of strain that put on thier relationship, and her answers were always very positive. While he was away, she missed him, but kept herself busy with work, hobbies and family. It helps to have a good support system. She always knew that her and my grandfather could make it through anything, and they have. They have been married for 60 years now and are still going strong! If the love is there, you can get through it, just live for the times that you are together and pass the times that you aren’t as quickly as possible. Good luck!
January 26th, 2009 at 18:04
If letters can’t be delivered every day, still write him one every day. Keep the dreams u 2 share at point ONE. Think of things that will keep you busy. Like paint the house, redecorate, something.
By already knowing the bad points of his leaving, just think and focus on the positive ones!
Congrats!!!