My boyfriend and I have been together not too long just about 3 months and he just signed up to join the national gaurd. I told him I support him, and that I'm proud of him and also that I will wait the 9 weeks he's at basic just so that he can do this for himself and to better his future. When I told him that I support him and everything he got really happy because last year he went to do this but didn't because the girl he was with would of left him if he did. He's already talking about all the benefits I'll get once I marry him in the future and how good our lives will be once he decides to go into the army full time. I'm just nervous, I really do adore this man! He changed my life, and literally saved me when I wanted to end my life. He's made me happier than I've ever been in such a long time! How do some of the women in military relationships deal with it? Now I'm not saying I can't because I know I'm strong enough to handle it but how are some ways you cope and get by everyday without your significant other.