Hi, so I’m a new MilSo (military significant other) and have been with my boyfriend for 9 months. He left 3 weeks ago today for Army Basic Training. I’ve spent the last week with his family (yep, alone with the in laws, it’s been weird) and it’s been a really rough adjustment. I havent been home so I haven’t been able to get any new letters, just the two I already had. My boyfriend is my best friend and he’s the one I turned to when things got rough. Now he’s gone and I don’t really know what to do. We had a baby bearded dragon that we got together as our first pet, and she was doing well and I kept myself busy by taking care of her. Sadly, she passed away after getting sick, we think it was a parasite. My army man will be gone for 6 months, which is almost as long as we’ve been together. I don’t think I was really prepared for him leaving, and I feel lost without him. Any advice from experienced MilSo’s? It’s killing me not to hear from him. I’m hear at the in laws for the next week, I’ve been staying here to help with his little sisters graduation and her grad party, and she doesn’t graduate til the 24th (which is also the two year anniversary of my good friends suicide. It’s just been a rough month all around.)

Thanks ❣️❣️