StillThinking
08-30-16, 10:12 AM
I'm looking for advice on how to balance a relationship with the Marines. The girl I'm dating now isn't exactly thrilled I'm joining because she's seen some loved ones seriously messed up from being in the military and doesn't want to go through the pain of seeing that again. I'm planning on joining for intel as an analyst which I imagine means I'll spend a lot of time sitting in a room reading and writing reports, but she's still not sold. I'm not even a Marine yet and they've also already had a knack for cutting into our lives, such as how we were going to go on a weekend getaway this Friday but my recruiter called me the other day and said I have to DEP in Friday or I'm not getting in (I had to get a BUMED waiver and he said now that it's approved it's only good for a few days). Now instead of meeting her when she gets back here on Thursday night I'll be seeing her when I get back Friday night and our trip had to be awkwardly pushed back, and I get the feeling this situation is pushing her back too.
I've wanted to be a Marine since 6th grade (I'm an incoming college senior now) and that hasn't changed, but over the years I've dated a number of girls with a variety of pasts and personalities but I've never met a girl like her before. She's wife material through and through and so long story short I want to do everything possible to see that dream realized too. Any tips on how I can pull that off and/or anything I can say/do to help calm her down and not worry about a hypothetical situation where I get physically and/or screwed up? Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.
I've wanted to be a Marine since 6th grade (I'm an incoming college senior now) and that hasn't changed, but over the years I've dated a number of girls with a variety of pasts and personalities but I've never met a girl like her before. She's wife material through and through and so long story short I want to do everything possible to see that dream realized too. Any tips on how I can pull that off and/or anything I can say/do to help calm her down and not worry about a hypothetical situation where I get physically and/or screwed up? Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.