Comments on: Your First Deployment https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-first-deployment We're all in this together! Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lizann https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-8991 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:36:11 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-8991 In reply to Liz.

You’re welcome, I’m here for you!

]]> By: Liz https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-8990 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:51:18 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-8990 It feels so good to know we are supported. My husband is currently on his first deployment. We PCS’ed before he left, so we are now living in a city that it totally new to me. It definitely feels isolating at times, but I am going to use this time to focus on self-care and taking better care of myself.
Thanks for all the support!

]]> By: AverageJoe https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-8601 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 16:13:57 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-8601 In reply to Roy Van Rijn.

It’s been almost 2 years after Roy’s post and it is relevant today in 2023.

]]> By: Sabine Meilwes https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-8002 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:14:29 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-8002 In reply to Maria C..

Hi Maria, you are not alone and it can be really hard. But I think we all try to be strong for our spouses or boyfriends. I am also a girlfriend, and a new one. It is a rollercoaster of emotions. But that is ok. The main thing is you two love each other. Two days ago I met a friend. A male friend for lunch. We only meet a few times a year but he always really understands me, although we are very different people.
He said that he is jealous of what me and my bf have. He said this is the most difficult time for you both, but when you speak about him your face lights up and your eyes sparkle like I have never seen on you before…
I am sure, you are the same. And you are strong enough to get through this, and you will be back with your bf, like I will be back with mine.
Everything you feel is a beautiful sign of how much you two are in love. And that makes everything worth it.
Stay strong, lots of love and I hope all of our boyfriends/spouses are always safe.

]]> By: Maria C. https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-8001 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:18:49 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-8001 In reply to April Swafford.

April, I would love to connect. I am also a “girlfriend” (and a relatively new one at that) but this is hitting me like a ton of bricks.

]]> By: Maria C. https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-8000 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:17:37 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-8000 In reply to Bentley.

Tomorrow will be the first day of the first deployment I have ever experienced. I have no idea what to expect and I’m trying to stay strong for my partner. I am so glad there are supportive places to go.

]]> By: Emily https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-7982 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:46:04 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-7982 In reply to Sabine.

I’m very excited to be able to talk to you! My email is emily.dunkeson@gmail.com . You’re going to be the first MilSO I’ve really talked to since he’s left. However, I did make my first post last night on the FB group page. I felt not so alone reading things other people like us have shared.

]]> By: Lizann https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-7981 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:32:39 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-7981 In reply to April Swafford.

You can share email addresses here. Also, I invite each of you to join my FB support group for deployment, called Handle Deployment Like a Boss! There, you can connect with thousands of other military girlfriends and spouses all going through similar experiences: https://www.facebook.com/groups/211221019453281

]]> By: Lizann https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-7980 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:32:17 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-7980 In reply to Emily.

You can share email addresses here. Also, I invite each of you to join my FB support group for deployment, called Handle Deployment Like a Boss! There, you can connect with thousands of other military girlfriends and spouses all going through similar experiences: https://www.facebook.com/groups/211221019453281

]]> By: Lizann https://seasonedspouse.com/your-first-deployment/#comment-7979 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:32:04 +0000 https://seasonedspouse.com/?p=4245#comment-7979 In reply to Sabine.

You can share email addresses here. Also, I invite each of you to join my FB support group for deployment, called Handle Deployment Like a Boss! There, you can connect with thousands of other military girlfriends and spouses all going through similar experiences: https://www.facebook.com/groups/211221019453281

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