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what do you do to ease missing your other half so much?

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So im not really in a LTR but it feels like it. We live 1/2 away but due to me not having a car temporarily and our work scheduled we barely get to see Eachother. So it feels like we're states apart. I work 3Rd shift and sleep during the day to care for my kids after school. He rotates from 1St to 3Rd shift 12 hour shifts. We see Eachother maybe once a week. Last 2times it was only for a few hours. We're both so in love, when he left the last time I started to cry cause I didn't want him to go....he hugged me, wiped my tears away, sat me down and got on both knees in front of me and said how much he loves me, that we're strong and will make it through all obstacles together....and that some day soon he'll be on,one knee asking to marry me.

 

The really hard part, that most of you can relate to is how much you miss the other when they're not there. We luckily can text often throughout the day, and a couple phone calls, but I still miss the heck out of him. And he does too, he's admitted to shedding tears cause he's missed me so,much. What do you do if anything to help the missing aspect? I get so emotional sometimes!!!

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I call him or talk on skype, or see friends, keep busy, try to focus on other things.

We plan our next visit as that helps, we see each other every 5-10 weeks, so we have to keep busy in the meantime otherwise we couldn't do it.

Weeks go by quickly for me, count your blessings that you are able to meet each week :) If I could see my partner every week, or even every month I would be over the moon :love:

 

 

 

So im not really in a LTR but it feels like it. We live 1/2 away but due to me not having a car temporarily and our work scheduled we barely get to see Eachother. So it feels like we're states apart. I work 3Rd shift and sleep during the day to care for my kids after school. He rotates from 1St to 3Rd shift 12 hour shifts. We see Eachother maybe once a week. Last 2times it was only for a few hours. We're both so in love, when he left the last time I started to cry cause I didn't want him to go....he hugged me, wiped my tears away, sat me down and got on both knees in front of me and said how much he loves me, that we're strong and will make it through all obstacles together....and that some day soon he'll be on,one knee asking to marry me.

 

The really hard part, that most of you can relate to is how much you miss the other when they're not there. We luckily can text often throughout the day, and a couple phone calls, but I still miss the heck out of him. And he does too, he's admitted to shedding tears cause he's missed me so,much. What do you do if anything to help the missing aspect? I get so emotional sometimes!!!

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I usually focus on my daily tasks and look forward to our Skype session every evening. We also have an end goal where we will finally unite indefinitely and that helps tremendously. Sometimes it is hard but I have come to term that there is nothing that I can do about the distance for the time being and I just look forward to our next meeting. There must always be a next meeting! The thought of seeing him again puts my mind at ease :)

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We live 1/2 away but due to me not having a car temporarily and our work scheduled we barely get to see Eachother. So it feels like we're states apart.
I guess you meant you're half an hour drive from where he lives? This is not a LDR. Sorry. Besides, you see him at least once a week. No one in a LDR can see the other once a week or more than that. So I understand you miss him, but you're nowhere near to not seing him for months. Should you try that, you'd love your actual state of things!

 

Anyway, my suggestions:

1) Be crazy, once in a while, get a taxi and go see him if you can, were it only for an hour; it's not something you can do often but once a month, or every couple of months... (you can arrange for a friend to watch after your kids).

 

2) Invite him over now and then, to spend the night with you; again, it's not something you can do often, but once in a while, why not? We only live once! He'll drive half an hour more than usual that day........

 

3) Once in a blue moon, meet him halfway (a 15 minute drive) somewhere, in a place where your children can play and you can spend some time with him, were it only for half an hour.

 

4) Once a week, write each other an email with your thoughts or things happened to you, or about plans for the weeks ahead; you can say much more in an email than while texting.

 

5) Have something of him to keep with you, like a small gadget or one of his t-shirts, you'll have his smell with you or it will keep you company while he's away.

 

6) If I understood well, you don't have many chances to skype or be online at the same time, but if you get the chance to have one hour when you are both at home or have access to a computer or phone with cam, make use of it.

 

7) Both of you need to be proactive keeping the relationship alive and exciting.

 

8) Exchange some nice surprises randomly, like the unexpected thought, a silly postcard by mail, or an e-card online...

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