I am pretty lonely these days.
When my husband is home, it is terrific. He is my best friend and I love spending any available minute I can with him. Working at the library means working evenings and weekends... so that time we do have together with opposite schedules really is precious. But when he is at work (whether for the day, the week or in the future 6-9 months) I am pretty lonely.
I have friends in the area, don't get me wrong. It isn't like I don't know anyone like I did at this time last year... but I am disappointed I did not bond with someone in a super close way. There is no one I am comfortable calling randomly to say, "Hey, I'm bored... want to do something?" No improvised movie dates, drinks or anything seem to ever happen. When I hang out with people it tends to be in groups where I know one person really well and everyone else knows, well, everyone else. I didn't expect to feel like an oddball out after living here a year. I know friendships take time, but it is pretty disheartening to feel this way. At 25 the WAAH I don't have any close friends sort of phase should be over, don't you think?
There are some wonderful people I know here, but I haven't moved beyond just good friends with anyone. No future BFFs seem to be in my horizon and knowing I am about to face a deployment without someone like that makes me dread it more. There are amazing military spouses (and civilians) in this town, I just wish I clicked with someone on that level.
Does this make any sense?
I may just be rambling, and because this is my blog I think that is allowed... but it still sucks. My best friend lives in New Jersey and is moving futher away in the near future to Rhode Island. Most of my family lives in other states and my own family, even being in the same state, is a good seven hours away. There are some days I just want to jump out of my skin. The Dup is a great bud (you know, for a dog) but there are even days I wish I could just depend on someone else to entertain her. There cannot even be improvised roadtrips because with work my time is wonky and with The Dup she hates the car. I have to pay to board her if I didn't want to bring her somewhere as I don't even have anyone nearby I feel comfortable to pet sit for a few days. We are in the unique position of being married for awhile (not newly weds at any rate) and having no children or any forseeable ones for some time (like after this deployment maybe). Lots of people around here have kids or have been here long enough to have set social circles. Having a job usually helps that and while my coworkers are wonderful there are not many of us (um, like three others besides me at my branch) and they are older than me with kids and lives.
Hopefully something will change. I know I can volunteer or do more things to meet people, but the rare times I seem not to be working I want to spend time with Ryan... great for our marriage but it will bite me in the you know what in a few months when he is no longer around.
Thanks for reading this nonsensical assortment of words. My poor blog has been so all over the place lately I do appreciate any of you who are still around. Maybe things will change.. hopefully I can push myself in that direction and out of my comfort zone and make it happen. You never know.
PS - The chair is totally covered under warranty and a free arm will be here to be repaired in the next 4-6 weeks. Ultimate win right there! The furniture person was very apologetic about the wait but it is free so it does not bother me in the slightest. That chair will just be moved to the back of the dining room until I can get it fixed!
I know exactly how you feel. It's how I feel here where I am. I don't have many people who I can call friends and only one that I can call outta the blue and try to do stuff with, but her and I don't always have the same schedule so it's tricky.
ReplyDeleteI really wish I had someone who wanted to come over and just hangout doing nothing, or keep me company when I have to do stuff that would be boring without a friend. :(
We can always have drinks via skype :)
Ugh. I know how you feel. I felt that way around the time we moved from Hawaii. It sucks to not have any friends you connect with well!! Since we got to Georgia, I haven't had many opportunities to make friends, either. So basically I talk to my best friend (who lives in Oklahoma) all the time. It's nice, but.... I need more than that! We do know a few people here, but they're either MUCH older or younger and at a different stage in life than we are. Which is fine, but it makes it hard to connect. Making friends in the military can be difficult sometimes. Here's hoping you find a BFF soon! :)
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I have good friends but not lifelong friends here. I guess it's okay since bff's are special and rare. But it would be nice to find one at every base.
ReplyDeleteMaking friends is incredibly hard, but hopefully going out in those group settings will lead to some lasting friendships. Does your base have a FB page? I've been on a few where women set up lunches or coffee dates. Say you'll be some place and see who shows up...or if you like doing things (say, watch Grey's Anatomy), then when your husband's deployed, have a girls night and see if anyone can come over. That way, you're finding people who like the same things you do.
ReplyDeleteI hope you can find someone you relate to soon!
It's so hard making close friendships in the military. Every time you move, you have to start over again! It's even harder now with kids because our schedules are so wacky...
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way, and I can't really even use the military as an excuse since I still live in my hometown. I kind of took it for granted that I would have friends as an adult, but it feels like all my old friends are all in such different stages of life, no one has time for anything anymore. I've definitely felt the loneliness, too. Yet another reason I'm grateful for blog friends, even if they're long distance.
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