An Introduction
Hello! My name is Christine and I recently became an officer's wife. This is a whole new experience for me, and one that I feel sharing may be helpful for anyone coming and visiting my blog. Maybe you are in a similar boat as I am! Believe me, I'm not an expert. I'm still trying to figure things out. My husband is a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and I married him only a few months before he graduated college and commissioned, so I'm still learning. Hopefully this blog can give you some peace of conscious and help and direction, knowing that you're not alone in figuring this out. I know I have felt alone and quite lost to an extent, so we're definitely in this together.
To give you a brief introduction about me, as I mentioned, I got married about 6 months ago. I met my husband on a blind date nearly a year and a half before we got married. I've always been patriotic and have a huge respect for the military, but until that point in my life, I never saw myself marrying into the military. But as time went on, I began really liking this young man, despite knowing that he was going to be in the Army for several years after graduating. I started falling for him pretty hard. He was such a good man. He loved God and was active in the church both he and I attend. He lived his life striving to improve it. He has gone through some difficult things, but held on to his faith, and that was especially attractive to me. We both have worked throughout our relationship to improve and become better. We found we helped make each other better. And that is what eventually led us to begin dating.
By that time, I learned that marrying into the military wasn't actually a dealbreaker for me (as I always thought it was). Despite my respect for the military, I didn't think I could handle the inevitable emotional strain on our marriage because of the military. Marrying into the military means long hours, with very little quality time with your spouse. Deployment is inevitable, especially in the Army. When your spouse is home, they're almost always exhausted and completely worn out from the day. It can be lonely and you can feel pretty unsupported. But I fell in love with my man, married him with zero regrets, and I am learning now how to be an officer's wife.
To give you a brief introduction about me, as I mentioned, I got married about 6 months ago. I met my husband on a blind date nearly a year and a half before we got married. I've always been patriotic and have a huge respect for the military, but until that point in my life, I never saw myself marrying into the military. But as time went on, I began really liking this young man, despite knowing that he was going to be in the Army for several years after graduating. I started falling for him pretty hard. He was such a good man. He loved God and was active in the church both he and I attend. He lived his life striving to improve it. He has gone through some difficult things, but held on to his faith, and that was especially attractive to me. We both have worked throughout our relationship to improve and become better. We found we helped make each other better. And that is what eventually led us to begin dating.
By that time, I learned that marrying into the military wasn't actually a dealbreaker for me (as I always thought it was). Despite my respect for the military, I didn't think I could handle the inevitable emotional strain on our marriage because of the military. Marrying into the military means long hours, with very little quality time with your spouse. Deployment is inevitable, especially in the Army. When your spouse is home, they're almost always exhausted and completely worn out from the day. It can be lonely and you can feel pretty unsupported. But I fell in love with my man, married him with zero regrets, and I am learning now how to be an officer's wife.
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