Alright, ladies.

I’ve been dating my Marine boyfriend for three years today! However, I don’t want to talk about our anniversary or our LDR (although I am extremely proud). I want to chat about something different.

A few weeks ago I was out downtown with a girlfriend having fun and getting a little tipsy. We went to grab some pizza from a local place when this guy starts chatting with us.

He claims he is a Marine on leave and is visiting some friends in town. I was happy to meet a military man and I asked him about his job, his recent deployment, etc. I also mentioned that I was dating a Marine and proudly talked about how great our relationship was despite the distance. As soon as I said this he made a sour face so I asked him what was wrong.

He responded with, “You sure he’s loyal to you?”

Me-“Yes, I’m sure. We’ve known each other a long time.”

Guy-“Really?”

M-“We’re texting right now. He’s in bed rn about to fall asleep.”

G-“Yeah right!!”

He then proceeded to look down his nose on my boyfriend’s MOS, his unit, and his past deployment.

He continuously implied that my man is probably cheating on me regularly and in doing so suggested that I was both naive and unintelligent for thinking otherwise.

I understand that the military changes people but it is INFURIATING when a fellow servicemen repeatedly trashes my loved one simply because they can’t see past what seems to be the common mold of a Marine.

For those dating military members: Have you encountered something like this before? This isn’t the first time it has happened to me and it is so frustrating.

Tl;dr- Why do military servicemen feel the need to trash the relationships of their fellow personnel?

Also, this is my man and I!! LOYAL TO END, BITCHES.