Am I pathetic for still crying?

Military SO left 3 weeks ago for a 6-month deployment. First week was really tough, cried almost every day. Now week 3, I just broke down earlier. I always cry alone, as to not bother family or friends, just on my own time. I just miss him so much, I miss his voice, I miss his hugs, and half-a-year just seems so daunting. I feel pathetic because so many military spouses must deal with much harder situations (my own mother had to deal with months of my father's deployments while raising my sister and I), and here I am crying like a little kid over 6 months (this is his first deployment).
Is there a method to cope? I feel so overwhelmingly sad, it feels like greiving. I worry about him, if he's safe, if he'll come back okay.
I dunno, I think I'm just posting because I've been holding this in and wanted to get it out... :c