Alessa

...What do you do?

my bf/fiance is gone for 2 weeks starting today, he's back to his country to vistit his grandparents and uncles/aunts for the holidays.

I have already been away from him before... two 3 summers ago for two months (it was a nightmare).

It is not like two weeks are going to kill me, I know. But still, it is like a part of me is missing, I feel empty.


How do other folks around FL feel, and what do they do when the "one" is not around for some reason?

CHoffman

My husband has to go to schools for his career. He is gone for a week at a time..I have two little ones to keep me busy during the day but at night I get a glass of wine find a good movie and veg out...One time I remodeled our bathroom..lol..It kept me super busy and I got alot done. It was a nice surprise for him when he got home. You could always have a girls night out too.

soldieroffortune1974

Well my better half and I have been together for 15 years,our anniversary is nov 23. My profession keeps me absent for various lengths of time.The best I can say is that it's not the amount of time you spend together,but the quality of the time together.

I always find myself looking forward to returning and sharing my experiences.It gives us something to talk about,other than how was your day.We talk on the phone and write letters to one another.

When I spend a lot of time home and we find we don't have much to say,I will sneak up to the attic or sit in the car in the drive way and call her on my cell phone (even though she's in the living room) and she wanders around wondering where I have gone.

After 15 years with me,after I have been home for a while she will ask me if I have somewhere to go.I don't think I am that annoying........well, maybe on a scale of 10,I might be a 7 on the annoying scale,she would argue that I am never giving myself enough credit and would bump it up to a 9...............

So what do we do when we are away from each other,well we enjoy what we do and share our experiences with each other,good or bad.

Alessa

hehehe... I... have no "girl friends"... I have male friends though!

Good idea, I will give them a call... they are both friends of his and mine, we've been buddies since HS...

I feel lucky I have to go to work even more these two weeks, that shall keep me busy!

jdhef

I think the obvious answer is buy another betta!

Lucy

I'm glad you have friends to call and do something with.
With the holidays right around the corner, you could get some baking done.

When my husband goes away I usually find one of those projects we've (read him lol) been putting off.
Things I've done while he was away.....painted the kitchen. Painted the front porch.

Now if he has to go away he asks, What's going to be different when I get back.

sirdarksol

My wife and I have not been apart for more than a weekend in the past ten years. We very rarely go anywhere fun without one another.

If we've got to, we'll spend time apart, but we usually figure out a way to stick together.

So, long answer short, I have absolutely no help to be able to give you.

Butterfly

Hubby and I have been married for 41 years and we still are very close and do most things together. He's a TV watcher and I'm a book reader, even though he reads many books he REALLY likes TV or movies. So if he's going to be gone over night or longer I stock up on books, snacks that just I like, take long showers and veg out. If I'm gone he stocks up on movies or goes out and plays Bingo,Bingo, Bingo(yes he's a bingo fanatic )
When the significant other is gone is the perfect time to do things you like to do that they don't particularly enjoy.
Carol

Alessa

Yup! great idea Lucy! I am off to buy stuff for making meringues!

Who wants some?

Butterfly

oh oh oh mememememememe

BettasfortheBabe

Keep yourself busy - I actually enjoy it when my husband is away, as it is much easier for me to keep the house clean, dishes done, pee off the rim of the toilet seat (HAHA) when he's not around for me to keep up after. We also some some very contrary tv preferences, and I have to admit that I LOVE to watch all my silly, fluffy shows that we normally don't watch. Instead of focusing on the loneliness, focus on how nice it is to have YOU time!
I keep myself busy with entertaining my little ones, doing chores that I've meant to do but haven't gotten around to, organizing stuff: in your case, clean the fishtank, re-decorate it, try cooking or baking a new recipe (if you're into that stuff).

Lucy

Me tooooooo!

CarinaJo

Well.... my father died last Sunday and all I really want is to be held by my bf (whom I haven't seen in 4 weeks) but it's just not gonna happen- he works nights, I don't & he has to spend time with his grandfather who just had a tumor removed. So what am I going to do on a Friday night when everyone else is out partying and having fun? I know I would be a total Debbie Downer so I'm staying in, playing Sims, eating ice cream for dinner, and relaxing in the tub with a good book.

Alessa

Im so sorry about your father
Yes, I need to stay busy or I am going to go crazy...

CarinaJo

Thanks. Keeping busy certainly helps. I haven't even installed my new Sims game, I keep finding interesting threads! This site has definitely helped cheer me up tonight. It helps to know I'm not the only one to be missing my special guy. Thanks everybody!

jdhef

Sorry to hear about your dad. Losing a parent is harder than you imagine it would be. So here's a virtual hug.