Dear Editor,
After thinking awhile about it, I decided to write a response to “Lost in Transition.” I feel compelled because of my current long-term relationship with a Marine. You see, having my fiancé several hours away from me is the way it has been for the majority of our 15-month relationship, and even right now, he is in 29 Palms California for desert training.
While he is there, I won’t be able to talk to him at all really except for an occasional 2-minute phone call. He’ll stay in California for a month, and then in February, he’ll leave for his first deployment to Iraq.
I would love to be with him as much as I wanted, but I think the best things in life are always worth waiting for. I know it seems hard to imagine your life without that person being there for your day to day activities, but it’s not the end of the world. Trust me, you can handle it. I’m not trying to sound harsh, but it is true. You should appreciate the last four years that you have had together and enjoy the time you have left.
Life is too short to be worrying about how you are going to deal with the distance. If it is meant to work out, it will, but you just can’t let anything get in your way. I live my life day by day, and I enjoy it to the fullest as I look forward to my future with my fiance.
-Amanda Haywood

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