I Miss My Husband SO Much!

aaawwwww!!!! it's sooo refreshing to hear a story like this!!! On here, so often we get...my husband sucks...I know there are several of us that are happily married!!!

When my husband was gone for 3 weeks to Hawaii and Taiwan, I had cleaned out the den while he was gone...then the day he got home, we went out to dinner as a family and when we got home, put the boys to bed and I had had a basket of cheese, crackers, fruit (grapes, apples, chocolate covered strawberries) and a bottle of wine and we sat in front of the fire and yapped...made out like high schoolers! (tmi - sorry) and caught up!!

Hi there,

We are a military family, so we have lots of opportunities to miss each other, LOL. It's hard when you are so used to being a part of a pair. That last few hours of the day is the worst. The quiet moments when you would normally be talking about the day. Or, right when he would be walking through the door, coming home from work. I find myself looking toward the door over and over even though I know he's not going to walking through it.

There are good things, too, that come from it. I think it's good to have an opportunity to miss my husband. I can't take him for granted. We don't have as great an opportunity to get bogged down in the chores of life and forget each other. I think it can actually be really, really healthy.

The last time we were separated, he was deployed during Christmas. He got home right before Father's Day. So after he went to bed, my older kids and I got out all the decorations (tree and all), wrapped presents we had bought on the sly and when he woke up the next morning it was Christmas in June.

To be perfectly honest, I miss my wife every day when she leaves for work. We compliment each other on so many levels that when we are apart, things just seem off... I thought it was only me, she thought it was only her, kinda silly I know. Not to a co-dependancy level, just a soul mate kinda thing.
She travels once or twice a month and that is torture for me.
In fact she is leaving for San Antonio next week, for TWO WHOLE days, lol.
I hope I make it :)
To answer your last question, I keep it random with the treats........ Keeps her on her toes (for instance, I booked a massage for her this Saturday)

I always miss my hubby when we travels. He is going away this Saturday, and will be gone for 5 days. He just called to tell me he has a dinner meeting tonight and I started to cry! One less night with him, and he is away soon. He doesn't travel a lot, but he does --about every other month.....But sometimes he goes far away --to China or Italy-- and it's hard to even get a chance to talk on the phone. I hate it when he travels.

I usually just cook him one of his favorite dinners when he returns.

When my husband and I first moved in together, he had a work convention out of state the SAME time we were scheduled to move. We hired movers and were *basically* packed before he left, but still, it was so hard to do it by myself! I managed but I really missed him. We have been together 5 years and that was the longest we have been away from each other. Now I get to go on all his trips with him! =) Oh, and I can't remember what I did special for him when he got home, but I'm sure I did. =)

My hubs is working a job now that requires travel. He's gone every few weeks for up to a week at a time. I never thought I could handle that, but I actually like being on my own for spats of time here and there. I've learned that I'm a super independent person, which I never knew about myself before. Not having to worry about my husband frees up so much time to take care of other things- girls' school work, extra-curriculars, and reading (I hardly ever get to read any more!). Plus, I get to go to bed a little earlier. :)

Then, I'm glad when he comes home, because he's the kinda guy that goes above and beyond as far as sharing responsibilities. Also, he's kinda my BEST friend. :)

I know how you feel. My husband took a job in June that required being gone for months at a time but the pay was too good to pass up and jobs where we live are scarce. He's been gone for three months and I have seen him only five days during that time. Just found out he will be gone for another three months and not even in the same state this time! We are used to it by now. He was in the military before so we had to deal with a lot of separations. We talk daily and plan time together when we can and we make the most of it. We always try and do a special date night alone since we have three kiddos whenever he is home.

Sounds cheesy but I miss my husband ALL the time! Every day when he leaves to work.

It's probably because we have spent a lot of time away from each other for long periods of time because of the military. He had training he had to do a lot that would have him gone for weeks or longer. Or when he was deployed for a whole year and then some. It was always really hard, and now still hard when he leaves sometimes.Think i'd be used to it.

But when he was away for longer periods of time I would always do something special for him when he came home. Made a banner a few times, nice homemade dinners, special dates. Always something just to show that I love and missed him.

I always sent him with pictures of us so too and that helped him as well because we never got a chance to talk. Usually no phones.

Anyways, it's nice to see that others miss their spouses :) Do something nice for him like make a candle lit dinner outside after the kids are asleep.

Hope the days go fast and your hubby gets home to you!

I was rather fond of opening the door dressed in seran wrap.

Also house clean, dinner in the oven warming, bath drawn, washing machine filled and waiting (to drop the dirty clothes into, and a drycleaning bag right beside).