I was a senior in high school when I got engaged. I spent my senior year working, graduating, planning a wedding and having my fiancé in Iraq. I graduated in May, turned 18 in July and then got married. Shortly after we got married we loaded up a Uhaul and drove down to our new apartment in Gulfport, Mississippi. It was a long drive, but we had fun talking and getting to know each other even more. We arrived at our apartment and set it all up that night. It was so exciting to start our new life together.
Eric then deployed and I went back home. After he returned we got another apartment in Mississippi. We did a lot of fun things and spent a lot of time at the pool. We had some good friends that we spent a lot of time with. We then got orders to Rota, Spain. We spent 3 years there and had our first son. It was so exciting to start our little family together. Then we transferred back to MS. Eric then deployed for 10 months so my son and I moved back to Ohio and stayed with my parents. When Eric was due back we went back to MS. Our second son was born there. Then we took recruiting orders to Ohio.
Ever since we got to Oho things seemed to change. The hours were longer and we spent less time together. Having two kids, who crave a lot of attention, the hours and keeping up with the house really put a lot on us. Things spiraled from there.
I truly believe he is my soulmate. We connected on so many levels and became one person. We did many things wrong. We felt like our marriage could carry its own, and the fact is love can't keep a marriage together. You have to work on your marriage, you can never stop. I also lived everyday thinking "we could never fall apart... It'll never happen to us" and the truth is... It can happen to anyone.
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