Comments on: My Boyfriend’s Advice for Peace Corps LDR at the Beginning https://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250 Musings on a long-distance relationship Sat, 29 Mar 2014 04:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: admin https://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-1044 admin Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:47:16 +0000 http://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250#comment-1044 Wow, you def have a unique perspective of having previously served and been there amongst the volunteers! Must have made it even more bittersweet for you that he joined up. Glad the blog is helping, it helped me to write my thoughts, it can be a tough road, but if you communicate regularly--you will be fine!! Lucky for him, you will also know how he's feeling in the process, which should hopefully also bring you closer as his confidante. Wow, you def have a unique perspective of having previously served and been there amongst the volunteers! Must have made it even more bittersweet for you that he joined up. Glad the blog is helping, it helped me to write my thoughts, it can be a tough road, but if you communicate regularly–you will be fine!! Lucky for him, you will also know how he’s feeling in the process, which should hopefully also bring you closer as his confidante.

]]> By: Catherine https://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-897 Catherine Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:13 +0000 http://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250#comment-897 I ran across your blog today, exactly what I was hoping to read. As another person stated early on, I feel like this could have been written by me. My fiance left a couple weeks ago for the Peace Corps and it's been exceptionally hard. I find it even more difficult as I, myself, am a Returned Peace Corps volunteer. You'd think I'd be better at this?:) My issues stem from the fact I've seen these relationships dissolve and fade while overseas. No one in my Peace Corps training class maintained a successful relationship with their domestic partner. When the reality kicked in that my fiance would really be heading off to Eastern Europe (he's in Azerbaijan) my heart kinda fell apart. Thank you for your blog, its sincerely been helpful knowing that someone has made it work:) I ran across your blog today, exactly what I was hoping to read. As another person stated early on, I feel like this could have been written by me. My fiance left a couple weeks ago for the Peace Corps and it’s been exceptionally hard. I find it even more difficult as I, myself, am a Returned Peace Corps volunteer. You’d think I’d be better at this?:) My issues stem from the fact I’ve seen these relationships dissolve and fade while overseas. No one in my Peace Corps training class maintained a successful relationship with their domestic partner. When the reality kicked in that my fiance would really be heading off to Eastern Europe (he’s in Azerbaijan) my heart kinda fell apart. Thank you for your blog, its sincerely been helpful knowing that someone has made it work:)

]]> By: admin https://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-502 admin Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:01:45 +0000 http://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250#comment-502 Thanks for the post, sorry, you are going through such a tough time. I will respond as a blog entry shortly. Thanks for the post, sorry, you are going through such a tough time. I will respond as a blog entry shortly.

]]> By: confused girl https://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-468 confused girl Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:42:05 +0000 http://myboyfriendlivesinkenya.com/?p=250#comment-468 Hi, I have read your blog, and i have actually copied and pasted some of your stuff to my boyfriend who is now been in the peace corps for 3 months! hes in Georgia! we have been dating for 8 years.. and I thought if any couple could make it, it would be us.. but a month ago things were not the same, and to put it all out there, he said we couldn't be together while he was in georgia! this was over skype. I had no idea where all this was coming from!! months before he left, we talked about how things would be ok, and the night before he left, he left two beautiful letters, and I knew things would be fine.. I don't know what happend. I'm 22 and hes 25.. we have been in each others lives, since I was 14. I'm still in shock and very hurt, I knew the distance would be hard, but I was planning on visiting as much as possible. I have talked to friends, and they said, maybe he wants to find himself, figure things out on his own. I have stopped emailing him and giving it time.. I'm just lost and hurt. I still believe things will be fine when he comes home (july 2013). We have eight years together, and strong promises of marriage was made. I believe in love, and the power it has, and I wont give up on us! but am I a fool to wait around for two years? what if he does not want us back... a good part of my life has been with him, and i'm scared to go on without him. We have been living together for a long time, most of his stuff is still at my place.. we have a dog together, we used to be a family. My friends and family say, its now time to focus on me and finishing college, but its hard.. I miss my best friend. But he knows what he has back home, someone who loves him! I know he knows that. I guess if hes looking for that, he will come back to me.. I hope Some advice would be great. Thanks so much!! -confused girl Hi,
I have read your blog, and i have actually copied and pasted some of your stuff to my boyfriend who is now been in the peace corps for 3 months! hes in Georgia! we have been dating for 8 years.. and I thought if any couple could make it, it would be us.. but a month ago things were not the same, and to put it all out there, he said we couldn’t be together while he was in georgia! this was over skype. I had no idea where all this was coming from!! months before he left, we talked about how things would be ok, and the night before he left, he left two beautiful letters, and I knew things would be fine.. I don’t know what happend. I’m 22 and hes 25.. we have been in each others lives, since I was 14. I’m still in shock and very hurt, I knew the distance would be hard, but I was planning on visiting as much as possible. I have talked to friends, and they said, maybe he wants to find himself, figure things out on his own. I have stopped emailing him and giving it time.. I’m just lost and hurt. I still believe things will be fine when he comes home (july 2013). We have eight years together, and strong promises of marriage was made. I believe in love, and the power it has, and I wont give up on us! but am I a fool to wait around for two years? what if he does not want us back… a good part of my life has been with him, and i’m scared to go on without him.
We have been living together for a long time, most of his stuff is still at my place.. we have a dog together, we used to be a family.
My friends and family say, its now time to focus on me and finishing college, but its hard.. I miss my best friend. But he knows what he has back home, someone who loves him! I know he knows that. I guess if hes looking for that, he will come back to me.. I hope
Some advice would be great.
Thanks so much!!

-confused girl

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